The Power of Positive Language
As the new academic year beckons, some thoughts on the language you use with students and the responses it elicits… Much of the response you generate from learners will be … Continue reading
John Hattie on Verbose Teachers…
I know I have been guilty of talking too much in classrooms, initially because I mistakenly thought that my role was to teach, rather than enable learning. John Hattie shows … Continue reading
Reading – The Foundation for Learning
Considering they have been in power for eight years, it is a bit disingenuous for a Tory Education Minister to find that there are children who struggle with basic literacy … Continue reading
A Simple Mental Health Pain Scale | The Graceful Patient
Originally posted on The Graceful Patient:
A good friend pointed out, after my last post on the importance of physical pain scale accuracy, that we lack decent ways to communicate…
How Teachers Make a Difference…
Some more thoughts on how teachers can be systematic in their quest to make a difference in the lives of young people… once again, there is no mention of content … Continue reading
Professional Development Deficiencies: An International Perspective
I’m writing a book in which this is a key theme and found this article very supportive of my experience of the shortcomings of professional development programmes… How often does … Continue reading
An Elective Component to your Curriculum: Promoting Student and Staff Motivation
The element of choice in the curriculum, at least in the UK, is a fairly obscure one. I’ve been involved in only one school in which the students were able … Continue reading
Making a drama out of a TB crisis | BBC News
In National Capital District, one of the worst affected areas in Port Moresby, 62-year-old Rodney Kove is using drama to teach children about TB. Having studied dance and theatre at … Continue reading
Encouraging your Children and Students
Some simple, clear and effective things to say to your children (be they yours or in your class) every day.
Why Restorative Practices Benefit All Students | Edutopia
Punitive discipline can be harmful and unfair—restorative practices offer hopeful solutions. Did you know that a significant percentage of the achievement gap between students of color and white students is … Continue reading
Helping Students With ADHD Concentrate
If you have had students with ADHD in your class, you will appreciate the difficulties in getting them to focus and apply themselves to a task in hand. For some … Continue reading
What makes a ‘toxic’ environment? Part 2 | Ac-Ed
Originally posted on ace-d:
This is part 2 of exploring and dealing with a toxic learning environment. Part one is here It is easier to run away than stay and…
What makes a ‘toxic’ environment? Part 1 | Ac-Ed
Originally posted on ace-d:
I have written this article to address the debate around teachers leaving teaching and the stress levels of pupils presently being experienced and reported. It is…
Dyspraxia Checklist For Teachers and Parents
Source: Dyspraxia Checklist For Teachers and Parents | StephaniePressman
Personalised Learning: It Isn’t All About Technology
Many have trumpeted the evolution of learning technologies as if they, and they alone will enable the development of personalised learning. That is a very restricted view of personalised learning … Continue reading
The Value of a Teacher Mentor
Edutopia published this great guide to mentoring in the teaching profession – it should be the first thing discussed when a new teacher is appointed… Find that person who challenges, … Continue reading
Too hot? In 1858 a heatwave turned London into a stinking sewer
Suffering in the hot weather? Spare a thought then for the population of London back in 1858, a year of sky-high temperatures and the Great Stink. That year, the London … Continue reading
Recognising what motivates your team members is the key to successful learning projects
Until you can recognise what motivates the individuals in your team, you will never be able to reach their maximum performance and work in independent, autonomous and sustainable ways. This … Continue reading
The Link Between Genius and Critical Thinking
MACAT critical thinking shows how leading thinkers used critical thinking in their thought processes… We know them as geniuses, eccentrics, independent spirits, or even rebels. But what they all have … Continue reading
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