Sarah Hodgson

If you are a parent to a preteen or teenager, no doubt you have heard the word ‘Roblox‘. Love it or hate it, our kids are playing games...

October break is here. Quick think about how the year is going so far. Image credit: https://pixabay.com/photo-2123971/ A fair amount has...

It’s that time of year again. Time to set professional goals as part of the appraisal process. It’s hard to know what to choose. But...

Seems like a long time since I wrote anything here. So, here I am at the beginning of another school year. My 25th. Heading into my 22nd...

From 8-11 December I joined the ‘Cognitive Coaching Seminar Part 1‘ (Days 1-4) facilitated by Doreen Merola at the American International...

I was looking through some of my old posts and found a sketchnote I made when participating in the Innovator’s Mindset MOOC last year. It...

It’s week 7 of the 2017-2018 school year. Finally, the space I work in is beginning to feel how I wanted it to. It’s taken some time,...

As well as sharing my thoughts and ideas here, I’m also documenting my own learning journey. Taking time to reflect on how things have...

This week I met with one of the Vice Principals to begin this year’s appraisal process. Lots of things to think about in my new role this...

I’m three weeks into my new role as ICT Integration Coach at an international school in Africa. Even though it’s my 23rd year of teaching...

My first week on “Tinkering Fundamentals: A Constructionist Approach to STEM Learning”. I’m going to post reflections and ‘journal’...

Just finished Course 1: Coach as Leader with ISTE and am pumped for Course 2 when it comes! In the meantime, as my brain does NOT want to...

I was chatting to a colleague at lunchtime today about this and it made me realise how incredibly valuable this experience has been for...

One of my biggest takeaways from the #IMMOOC is the importance of empowering learners, not just engaging them. I’m going to be taking...

I’m currently participating in a massive open online course based around the book ‘The Innovator’s Mindset’. George Couros, author of the...

“When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.” Stephen R. Covey I am a big ‘trust’ gal. Trust and...

Since my last blog post I have been actively asking others as Katie Martin suggested. Pushing Out. On Tuesday I had my first appraisal...

Before I start: there are no responses to blog prompts here (yet) – I need to write this post first! I’ll start with my sketchnote of the...

Loved the snowball analogy that Dave Burgess gave during the first #IMMOOC video. Pack it tight. Work tight. Well, I’m hoping that my...

My first response to watching the first #IMMOOC YouTube video and reading the introduction of The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros...