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SOLO Hexagon Generator

January 19, 2013

I should be throwing black T-shirts into a bag before flying to Wellington for ICOT13 but I wanted to let you know that the first stage of the HookED SOLO Hexagon Generator app is live. The app allows teachers (and or students) to populate the SOLO hexagons with text, and generate a template for downloading […]

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A summer arabesque

January 12, 2013

One of the pleasures of living with others is that life can often take you on an unplanned arabesque – this year’s summer holiday provided a rich example of living in (and with) the spiral. Things have gotten a little calmer in the last few days and I have had some time to look at […]

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SOLO Taxonomy and Making Meaning Bk 1, 2 and 3.

November 24, 2012

I met with the fabulous Liz McNeill when I was working in Christchurch this week – we have recently co-authored three new secondary English resource books – the SOLO Taxonomy and Making Meaning series – using Google docs. We created and proofed the three manuscripts working from Christchurch and Auckland respectively – Google docs, email […]

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Knowledge Producing Schools

September 18, 2012

Primary students among first consulted on #NZTA bridge replacement project in Auckland. Knowledge producing schools education.nzta.govt.nz/stories/auckla… — Pam Hook (@arti_choke) September 18, 2012 NZTA Project Manager Sarah Cronwright and HookED consultant Pam Hook designed and conducted the student workshops as part of the wider community consultation for the Old Mangere Bridge Project. This consultation process […]

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GOING SOLO – The Taxonomy Everyone’s Talking About

September 16, 2012

Check out the latest issue of Innovate My School Magazine It’s a concept that’s gaining popularity, but what exactly is SOLO? English teacher Lisa Jane Ashes untangles the taxonomy everyone’s talking about. Open publication – Free publishing – More apps

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The Paper Napkin Series: Five ways to use SOLO Taxonomy in teaching and learning.

August 26, 2012

Introducing the first presentation in the HookED Paper Napkin Series for professional learning around SOLO Taxonomy. #1 Five ways to use SOLO Taxonomy in teaching and learning. Open publication – Free publishing – More achievement

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The use of SOLO Taxonomy in UK classrooms – TES Kerra Maddern.

August 25, 2012

Kerra Maddern – reporter for TES – has written a thoughtful piece on the use (and usefulness) of SOLO Taxonomy in UK classrooms. A repeated complaint about the education system is that it gives pupils superficial understanding. Under pressure to get them through exams, teachers can find themselves taking classes through the required material bit […]

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SOLO Scheme of Work: Science – Living Things and Life Processes

July 21, 2012

This science SoW from @Jamie_Venning uses SOLO Taxonomy to unpack learning intentions for Living Things and Life Processes. It provides a powerful and practical pedagogical example of how SOLO can make the success criteria for differentiated learning outcomes visible to students. You can read more about the author here y7 Living Things and Life Processes

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Creating SOLO infographics and rubric posters.

July 21, 2012

I am enjoying the many different SOLO posters, infographics and self-assessment rubrics created using Piktochart and Comic Life Here is a SOLO Poster from @JamesTheo in the United Kingdom – constructed using Piktochart A #SOLO poster for display ready for next year. Will add to the dropbox later. #SOLOarmy twitter.com/JamesTheo/stat… — James Theobald (@JamesTheo) July […]

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Thinking about transforming road safety education for the 21st Century?

July 20, 2012

Thinking about transforming road safety education for the 21st Century? Thought so – keep Sat afternoon 6 October clear conference.co.nz/roadsafety12/w… — Pam Hook (@arti_choke) July 19, 2012 Australasian Road Safety Conference 2012, Wellington, New Zealand, 4-6 October via kwout

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