I teach, read, write and play.Tumblr (3.0; @theirdarkaddress)http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6a51ed40289d31afb25d4edf9303785b/tumblr_mn5dyw5xsx1qa4kqeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>What I learned from #SLTeachMeet</big></p><blockquote><p>A week ago I travelled down to London to #SLTeachmeet. Expertly hosted by Ross McGill (<a href="https://twitter.com/TeacherToolkit" target="_blank">@TeacherToo…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/what-i-learned-from-slteachmeet/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50984683201http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50984683201Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:43 +0100academiesCPDeducationleadershiplearningoutstandingprivatestatetraining<blockquote><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=421" title="VOTE" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/vote.jpg?w=91" alt="VOTE"/></a> <a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=409" title="VOTES" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/votes.jpg?w=107" alt="VOTES"/></a> <a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=415" title="SLTneedsyou" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltneedsyou.jpg?w=150" alt="SLTneedsyou"/></a> <br/><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=420" title="SLTwinnie" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltwinnie.jpg?w=150" alt="SLTwinnie"/></a> <a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=416" title="SLTsnape" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltsnape.jpg?w=150" alt="SLTsnape"/></a> <a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=417" title="SLTumbridge" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltumbridge.jpg?w=112" alt="SLTumbridge"/></a> <br/><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=412" title="SLTgandalf" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltgandalf.jpg?w=150" alt="SLTgandalf"/></a> <a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=410" title="DOCTOR WHO SERIES 7B SERIES PREVIEW IMAGES" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltdoctor.jpg?w=150" alt="DOCTOR WHO SERIES 7B SERIES PREVIEW IMAGES"/></a> <a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=413" title="SLTgove" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltgove.jpg?w=150" alt="SLTgove"/></a> <br/><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=418" title="Stephen Twigg" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltwigg.jpg?w=150" alt="Stephen Twigg"/></a> <a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=419" title="SLTwilshaw" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltwilshaw.jpg?w=150" alt="SLTwilshaw"/></a> <a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=414" title="SLTmoyes" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltmoyes.jpg?w=150" alt="SLTmoyes"/></a> <br/><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/?attachment_id=411" title="SLTfergie" target="_blank"><img src="http://chrishildrew.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/sltfergie.jpg?w=150" alt="SLTfergie"/></a> <br/><p>As host of #SLTchat on 12th May 2013 I created a series of “posters” to encourage participation in the Sunday chat and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/advertising-posters-for-sltchat/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50409487374http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50409487374Tue, 14 May 2013 09:43:21 +0100SLTchat<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4aaa99e2b4133ee04f1bd5051c166d2/tumblr_mmr9r3WiPV1qa4kqeo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Canon Fodder</big></p><blockquote><p><a href="http://paulbernal.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/mr-gove/" target="_blank">Michael Gove</a>, in what has become known as his “<a href="http://m.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2013/05/09/michael-gove-s-anti-mr-men-speech-in-full" target="_blank">Mr Men speech</a>“, made reference to “a Great Tradition…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/canon-fodder/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50366841444http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50366841444Mon, 13 May 2013 22:16:15 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/069dcdd246709783ab26378a297dc6be/tumblr_mmpc7xEwjd1qa4kqeo1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>#SLTchat 3-word great teacher summaries</big></p><blockquote><a href="http://storify.com/chrishildrew/sltchat-3-word-great-teacher-summaries?utm_source=embed_header" title="View the story on Storify.com" target="_blank">Storify</a> by<br/><a href="//storify.com/chrishildrew" rel="author" target="_blank">Chris Hildrew</a> <a href="http://storify.com/chrishildrew/sltchat-3-word-great-teacher-summaries/preview" target="_blank">Sun, May 12 2013 13:10:24</a> <a></a> #SLTchat 3-word great teacher summaries <p>Th…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/sltchat-3-word-great-teacher-summaries/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50283904252http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50283904252Sun, 12 May 2013 21:14:21 +0100<a href="http://flip.it/Crzpk">Little Boots - Broken Record</a>: <blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/Crzpk" target="_blank">youtube.com</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Love this. Tubular bells make it. </p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50210398089http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/50210398089Sun, 12 May 2013 01:55:01 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a3b6c88021e15b3e9d3529d1aa844ef/tumblr_mmc6thTYtU1qa4kqeo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Managing workload and organisation - how I do it</big></p><blockquote><p>Let me start by saying that I’m not holding myself up as a model of best practice here – there are…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/managing-workload-and-organisation-how-i-do-it/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/49701358547http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/49701358547Sun, 05 May 2013 18:48:52 +0100leadershiporganisationteachingworkload<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/89ec647f6f2e854ef15cd4bc1cb185be/tumblr_mlyr4bCmua1qa4kqeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Progress in my classroom? How it is made and how I know it.</big></p><blockquote><p>This is a response to the April <a href="http://blogsync.edutronic.net/" target="_blank">#blogsync</a> topic.</p> <p><strong>Progress in a lesson – knowledge</strong></p> <p>Many bloggers…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/progress-in-my-classroom-how-it-is-made-and-how-i-know-it/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/49083622259http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/49083622259Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:40:58 +0100assessmentblogsyncenglishlearningMediaoutstandingteaching<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a63d76261b7246839228d746b6b360dc/tumblr_mls85r0svu1qa4kqeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Limited public image</big></p><blockquote><p>The public trusts teachers. Honestly – they do. Look, here’s the proof, from the <a href="http://www.ipsos-mori.com/Assets/Docs/Polls/Feb2013_Trust_Charts.pdf" target="_blank">Ipsos MORI Trust…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/limited-public-image/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/48807021655http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/48807021655Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:05:51 +0100challengeDfEeducationGoveleadershipnutunion<blockquote><p>I was really inspired by Summer Turner’s “<a href="http://ragazzainglese.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/thinking-outside-the-books/" target="_blank">Thinking Outside the Books</a>” post on providing context for learning, as this is something I have always striven to incorporate into my own teaching. Part of <a title="In defence of Media Studies" href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/in-defence-of-media-studies/" target="_blank">my passion for media studies</a> comes from the fact that it…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/finding-a-real-context-in-lessons/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/48461321760http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/48461321760Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:46:18 +0100<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://missrep.tumblr.com/post/47711128593/notbuyingit-disneystore-henryviiisensuite" target="_blank">missrep</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>#NotBuyingIt @DisneyStore</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://henryviiisensuite.tumblr.com/post/47639892585/and-here-we-have-the-differences-between-womens" target="_blank">henryviiisensuite</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>and here we have the differences between women’s and boy’s/men’s tshirts</p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/a5dedcd2f54a3037c4c8757e6c463a77/tumblr_inline_ml22hqD8sV1qz4rgp.png"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/89559eb193e652891c7a24909fc64fb5/tumblr_inline_ml22hz5bq21qz4rgp.png"/></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/47722492854http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/47722492854Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:29:27 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9f35a1c61b2a186150515788a1c50aac/tumblr_mkwbm8pPn31qa4kqeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Why I teach</big></p><blockquote><p>I’ve really enjoyed two unrelated articles this past week. The first, by <a href="https://twitter.com/tombennett71" target="_blank">Tom Bennett</a>, was entitled “<a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6327177#.UVmzqVn31DY.twitter" target="_blank"></a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://chrishildrew.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/why-i-teach/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/47380257967http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/47380257967Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:37:20 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc43a7zRK71qc2bleo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em>Le Voyage Dans La Lune  ”A Trip To The Moon” (1902) dir. George Méliès</em></p> </blockquote>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/39681577133http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/39681577133Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:07:34 +0000<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hwGSLssqXmA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is what Christmas is all about. </p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/39291572421http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/39291572421Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:41:56 +0000musicchristmasfirst aid kit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ded016c1629ab521de49839dd7284d7/tumblr_mflvxuPxNL1qa4kqeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>That was a brilliant Christmas special.</p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/38814376302http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/38814376302Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:34:42 +0000doctor whotv<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tlZJBwfxiSE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Every Christmas time I blog this. Every Christmas time I blog about how the couplet “Your mother’s heart is bursting for me/As we sit by her impressive tree” is one of my favourite lyrics ever. This Christmas is no exception.</p> <p>Only, yesterday, I got to tell Rebecca in person. Which makes it a bit more special!</p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/38375139574http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/38375139574Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:20:59 +0000Slow Clubchristmas<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/theirdarkaddress/38368828329/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_38368828329" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="711" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Christmas TV.</p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/38368828329http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/38368828329Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:42:55 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ccec1c546b88c69b217d8e3a91ec7087/tumblr_mfbgtr7e2t1qa4kqeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Good haul from seeing Slow Club last night.</p>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/38368367160http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/38368367160Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:32:14 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9df33d9bb871569497e06ac1e9142052/tumblr_mexjsy7D091rmi4wzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://littlebootsdiscotheque.tumblr.com/post/37798338184/lbd-set-up" target="_blank">littlebootsdiscotheque</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>LBD set up!</p> </blockquote>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/37838212810http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/37838212810Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:33:33 +0000<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_37423119245" src="http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/37423119245/audio_player_iframe/theirdarkaddress/tumblr_mbdund9Qof1qbm479?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Ftheirdarkaddress%2F37423119245%2Ftumblr_mbdund9Qof1qbm479" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://betheriel.tumblr.com/post/32885463838/lush-truth-or-fiction-demo-1988-my-favourite" target="_blank">betheriel</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Lush - Truth or Fiction (Demo 1988)</strong></p> <p>My favourite early-Lush track hands down. Meriel Barham on vocals.</p> </blockquote>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/37423119245http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/37423119245Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:07:13 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9is2vBADA1revdeso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thekristinhersharchives.tumblr.com/post/30452814380/tanya-donelly-live-picture-from-one-of-the-dates" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thekristinhersharchives</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Tanya Donelly. Live picture from one of the dates of the Throwing Muses / Pixies European tour, 1988. Published by <em>Melody Maker,</em> 7th of May 1988.</p> <p>by <em>Phil Nocholls</em></p></blockquote>http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/36724619585http://theirdarkaddress.tumblr.com/post/36724619585Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:20:17 +0000