INSPIRE 2014
Sometimes an image, a quote, a moment, a place, a piece of music, a book, a website or a person can inspire you. Make you think, make you reflect, make you take action. This page is dedicated to sharing those things that continue to inspire us at Single Steps Learning. Maybe they will inspire you and your learners too.
First World War Postcards
Free Resource for Educational Settings/Use. Visit the First World War Postcards page to find out more details. |
A special 'thank you' to Denis Sheahan (Lecturer at Anglia University, 1992-6). He inspired a love of history and a passion for connecting with people and lives in the past, present and future. I have no idea if he will ever see this post - as educators, I think we never know how our teaching can affect the lives of many others.
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People, Quotes and Conversations
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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." |
"The only real failure is the failure to try and the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment...as we always must. We came here and we tried. All of us in our different ways. Quote taken from the film 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' - Inspired us to write the blog 'The Only Real Failure...'
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Books, Articles and Blogs
Challenging, thought-provoking read. So many themes woven together.
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Apparently if you manage to find the special edition of this book, you can eat it - printed on edible paper with vegetable inks.
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One of my all-time favourite picture books. Works for learners of all ages. Visually stunning. Atmospheric. Possible one of the scariest picture books for children.
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Websites and Links
Royal Shakespeare Company |
Looking for a Quote...?"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." |
Tools for the classroomTake a look at class tools.net for a variety of classroom resources, including a random name generator and a QR treasure hunt creator.
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Anything else…
PRET A MANGERFor those of you who know us well, you will recall that our search for restaurants and coffee shops that cater for specific dietary requirements is extensive. Pret A Manger is a recent discovery. There are 2 specific reasons for this. The first is the iPhone free app - easy to use, but more specifically it allows you to filter the menu according to numerous dietary requirements. The second is the Pret A Manger philosophy and ethics. It is worth taking the time to find out a bit more about them.
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Whether you enjoy this sort of music or not, it is a fantastic example of creativity - taking the elements of something that already exists and creating something new in a different context. We are constantly in awe of what can be achieved.
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