Tag: games
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Bett London highlights & Kamisado
Welcome to February’s blog. I’m dedicating this blog to last month’s Bett show in London and a favourite strategy game of mine, Kamisado Bett highlights Bett is the biggest show in edtech. It’s a three day conference and exhibition held in London, bringing together educators, policy makers and industry leaders in technology, showcasing the future…
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Talk Tasks: Boosting Skills Through Chess in Education
A few hours ago I finished presenting the ECU monthly disussion group with my dear friend, Brigitta Peszleg. Our focus was Talk Tasks in the chess classroom. Brigitta presented a talk about the 4 C’s (communication, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking skills) but she also added two of her own, care and compassion. Controversial I…
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Top January Chess Events for Educators
Hi Everyone, The January blog is a list of special chess themed events for educators of all subjects and chess fans. 1/ First up is the Recreational Maths Colloquium in Lisbon. Running from the 26th to 29th January. LogiqBoard’s very own co-creator and Fide Education Secretary Rita Atkins will be presenting Mathematical Games on the…
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Travel, Teaching and Triumphs: My 2024 Journey
Happy New Year! I hope you all had some time to enjoy yourselves and reset. Seeing friends, family or simply resting. I wanted to finish 2024 with a blog but it didn’t quite happen in time. A little late but here it is… My 2024 highlights as a LogiqBoard Teacher 💫 Writing I’ve loved blogging…
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Highlights from the CSC Chess Training & some Christmas puzzles ⛄️
Hi everyone. Welcome to my December blog, a little late I know but I’ve been recovering from the Winter flu. This blog is all about the day before. The most wonderful day at the Chess in Schools and Communities Chess training day. The CSC Training was held at the London Emirates stadium, home to Arsenal…
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Teaching Chess: Insights from FIDE Instructor Mark Bryan
This October half-term I visited the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The Winter sun season is a wonderful time to visit. Cooler but still warm enough to swim and perfect to explore the sights. A lovely trip with gorgeous food, family and friends. Ofcourse I couldn’t visit without seeing some chessy people. This time I got…
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Highlights from the Global Chess Festival in Budapest, Hungary
I’m back from a wonderful few days in the beautiful city of Budapest where Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival coincided with the 45th Chess Olympiad. Chess players from around the world represented their nations. Congratulations to the Indian team who won gold in both the open and women’s section! Today’s blog is all about my…
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A day in the life of a trainee chess tutor♟
Hi everyone.There’s a month to go until schools close for Summer here in London. Instead of winding down, the weeks have got busier. In addition to my normal teaching days I’ve been shadowing chess tutors for Chess In Schools. This is part of the induction process. I wanted to see as many teaching styles as…
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The Life-Changing Magic of Chess: Maurice Ashley’s Inspiring Journey
The Life-Changing Magic of Chess, by Maurice Ashley is a little gem of a book. Last week on my visit to London’s famous Chess and Bridge shop I finally bought my copy. It’s a delightful book that belongs in all three classrooms where I teach chess. The World’s First black grandmaster Maurice Ashley is the…
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Cherubs Magazine: Promoting Maths and Games in Family Education
Introducing Cherubs family magazine 💫 Last month I shared some of my chess articles from R.I.S.E. education magazine. Today I’m sharing another magazine. It’s the gorgeous Cherubs family magazine, a quarterly UK based magazine also available online. The wonderful creator and editor Sevim Safer (see selfie below 📸) gives me the opportunity to write articles…
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