24
Apr
I had already been to Denmark twice before in 2005 and 2006, but only for short trips to Aarhus to visit Morten, a Danish friend of mine, who I met more than 10 years ago during my year abroad in Sardinia, Italy, on the Erasmus program. All I knew of Copenhagen however, were the millions […]
24
Apr
My tri-weekly run usually takes me past the fish auction house and past the salt fields Las Salinas in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, where I live, right in the south of Spain and roughly an hour from Morocco. Depending on the time you run, you are bound to get a different perspective, as your mind focuses […]
24
Apr
Do you have a friend who overuses any of these words? I have to admit I have been guilty in the past of privately mocking some footballers for their inarticulate post match interviews. Their poor communication skills, I put down to down to an imbalance between the time spent honing their craft on the pitch […]
24
Apr
In this episode (TTT 09) of The Teaching Tips and Tales Podcast, we learn about how social media can be a powerful tool for teachers and educators to collaborate and share ideas. Joe Dale is a consultant and expert who regularly travels the world to offer practical tips and advice on using ICT to enhance […]
24
Apr
In this interview TTT015 with Lesley Graham, we discuss the importance of education and literacy skills in prison. As an educated woman with a degree in Social Administration, Psychology and Criminology Lesley volunteered during her time in prison as a Toe-by Toe-Peer Mentor to help inmates build literacy skills. A 2015 Financial Times article […]
24
Apr
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person relates to and communicates with other people and the world around them. According to the National Autistic Society, there are around 1 in 100 people with autism. In this interview of episode TTT : 012 with the inspirational and internationally known Dr. Wenn Lawson […]
19
Apr
April 26th 2015 was a bitterly cold morning – too cold to be wearing skimpy running shorts. Perhaps it felt even colder to me because only two days previously I had been basking in glorious sunshine in Southern Spain. Instead, I now found myself in Greenwich Park applying Vaseline to my nipples and stretching my […]
11
Apr
Jonas von Essen is a two-time World memory champion who first won the title in 2012 and retained it in 2013. Before stumbling upon a couple of books in his local library he had a relatively normal memory. In this interview, we uncover what it takes to become a world memory champion. We also look […]