We’ve just finished another informative episode of Tip Top Tips Edu! This episode features Olly Lewis, an award-winning senior leader from the UK, working at the “British International School Abu Dhabi”.
Among his many accomplishments, Olly is the winner of two GESS awards, has a popular blog at www.ollylewislearning.com and hosts the #LearnLiveUAE show.
In this episode, Olly highlights tips for both early career teachers and those in middle and senior leadership roles.
He was presented with the following questions:
- What advice would you give to someone considering a career as a teacher in education?
- What advice would you give to someone thinking of applying to work at an international school?
- Why do you have an interest in edtech and why is it important in education?
- What benefits do blogging, vlogging and sharing about your work bring you and your school and what advice would you give to someone considering starting similar activities?
- Leading on technology in a large-scale organisation isn’t easy and your new role as Head of Digital Transformation at the Thomas Deacon Educational Trust is a big undertaking. Can you share tips on how to approach a role such as this, which covers ten very different schools?
- If you could meet your NQT self, what three tip top tips would you share with yourself that would help you in your career over the next ten years?
- What are your top three keyboard shortcuts?
- Tell us more about #LearnLiveUAE and why do you think it’s been so successful?
- What is the most important thing to bear in mind when considering edtech and its use in the classroom, across a department or across a whole school?
Watch back the episode below to learn more – or listen back on NetSupport Radio!