Permission Slips for Teachers and Students
I was very taken by this sheet by northstarpaths.com, recently shared by Finnish educator Pirjo Suhonen. I suggest we print and distribute to classes and the staff room, particularly the slip … Continue reading
Language: The Key to Culture in Your School
Working in schools, I found that I was able to come to a provisional understanding of the culture driving the school simply in the walk from the reception to the … Continue reading
Sabotaging Your Own Classroom!
These are all pretty effective ways to undermine your work in the classroom… usually it takes years to appreciate this. Middle school veteran Jennifer Gonzalez identifies 10 ineffective habits new … Continue reading
An Open Invitation from the Learning Renaissance to Join Our International Reflective Learning Community Resource
If you represent a school or other learning establishment, you are very welcome to include a link to the Learning Renaissance on your online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) library. There … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School: Steering culture, driving school improvement, developing excellence
My new school improvement book: analysis, commentary, notes from my case files, triangulation points to relate to your own circumstances and templates for improvement campaigns… endorsed by education leaders in … Continue reading
Time to change OFSTED from quality control to quality assurance
OFSTED has never been fit for purpose because it is based on a premise of quality control which makes the inspection system one that is imposed, rather than a partnership … Continue reading
Inclusion means Inclusion
In the UK there have been a whole range of strategies employed to ensure that learners with perceived learning disabilities receive their education. Roughly speaking they have, over time comprised … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School: Steering Culture, Driving School Improvement and Developing Excellence
I’ve been working with Critical Publishing in putting together a series of books on education leadership and learning. The books focus on change management at the level of culture. and … Continue reading
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: A timely reminder for all those involved in learning
Life Lessons | Seven life-changing tips from the new generation | BBC Radio 4
Young guests from the Life Lessons podcast offer their wisdom. Source: Life Lessons | Seven life-changing tips from the new generation | BBC Radio 4
Asking Meaningful Questions of Your Child…
As parents we have all asked the inevitable “How was Your Day?” questions to gain some insight into how our children have been in school. Perhaps it is the GIGO … Continue reading
Child Mental Health: A Crisis in the Making
I’m currently researching a book on preparing students for examinations. In discussions with my publisher, the review committee had suggested that I place more emphasis on student mental health and … Continue reading
Behaviour Triggers for Children with Autism
Any educational professional who deals regularly with young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders will recognise these triggers to emotional reactions. Thank you to Daniel Sobel for sharing this… Source: www.doodle.ac
An Interesting Graphic of the Wealth of Nations Begging Many Questions…
Giving Learners Responsibility in Class
I like this idea, which is an extension of what goes on informally in most classrooms. I would want the roles to be rotated, with each role holder briefing the … Continue reading
Building Future Learning Models
Thanks to Innovative Global Education for this template to help develop new and challenging templates for learning units. When teachers work together to develop new modules, and even better, collaborate … Continue reading
Collaboration: The Future of Learning
The future of learning will be less about information transmission from teacher to student (pedagogy) and more about the student determining the how, the where and the when of learning … Continue reading
Solutions to the CPD Issue
The problem with Continuous Professional Development is often that it is not continuous, isn’t professional and doesn’t address valid developmental issues. This prompt sheet gives some ideas as to how … Continue reading
The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children: Signs and Symptoms
This useful infographic created by Terran Smith was shared by Daniel Sobel and illustrates the impact of domestic violence on children in terms of signs and symptoms they might display. … Continue reading
Dealing with Trauma
At some point in your teaching career you will be confronted by a student or colleague coming to terms with a traumatic incident in their life. Sympathy and empathy will … Continue reading
Supporting Children with Traumatic Grief
I remember well being told when I was in primary school that a close friend and classmate had lost his mother at the weekend. I’ve also had to deal with … Continue reading
Taking Notes By Hand May Be Better Than Digitally, Researchers Say | NPR
Researchers Pam Mueller and Daniel M Oppenheimer found that students remember more via taking notes longhand rather than on a laptop. It has to do with what happens when you’re … Continue reading
Fake News and the Assault on Rational Thought
I have to thank my Indian friend and colleague, Arunabh Singh of Nehru World Schools, who shared clear outline of how to use your critical faculties to spot the news … Continue reading
Pobble!
I came across a new website which looks to turbocharge the teaching of English. I liked what I found and thought you might find it useful too. Pobble supports your teaching. … Continue reading
