Current CPD Pathways in UK Schools
This useful overview of current CPD pathways comes from Quintin Kynaston. One important element not touched on here is the format of the CPD in terms of it being an … Continue reading
Exercise and Well-Being (3) | BelievePHQ
Guidance for good mental health for teachers from Believe PHQ.
Exercise and Well-Being (2) | BelievePHQ
Another exploration of the benefits of exercise on mental health and well-being from BelievePHQ.
Exercise and Well-Being (1) | BelievePHQ
Thanks to Jon Tait for sharing this infographic from @BelievePHQ, which is as appropriate to staff as students.
More Mistakes…
I’ve always been of the opinion that we learn so much more from our mistakes tan we do from our successes. In part that is why I’ve made so many … Continue reading
The Learning Value of Mistakes
There are environments where the absolute elimination of mistakes is a critical priority. Piloting airliners and neurosurgery come to mind. School-based learning should be more relaxed and mistakes should be … Continue reading
Condensed Lesson Planning
Ross Morrison McGill from Teacher Toolkit condenses twenty years of research on effective lesson planning into an A4 sheet… well worth the effort Ross! This single sheet is probably the … Continue reading
Re-designing Your Curriculum For the 21st Century
I’m a great believer in the absolute need to re-design the curriculum away from a content based structure and towards a reflection of the society young people need to survive … Continue reading
Emotional First Aid
There is a recognition that children are under intense emotional pressure in this generation, to conform, to excel, to be photogenic, to be aspirational, to be a group member and … Continue reading
Building Positive Mental Health in the Classroom
Thanks to Jon Tait for sharing this valuable infographic regarding promoting positive mental health in the classroom. It comes from those very positive people at Believe PHQ.
Metacognition: Executive Functions and Learning
Rather than monitoring a child’s learning by what they know in terms of knowledge, early years teachers tend to focus on the child’s ability to learn independently and these executive … Continue reading
Autism – How I Feel…
An autistic friend of mine brought this infographic to my attention and said that this represents how he feels and behaves much of the time… Source: Early Signs of Autism
Five Dimensions of Engaged Teaching
I began my teaching career, as so many do, thinking that mastery of subject knowledge was the foundation of my teaching! This infographic, from Michael McKnight, would have formed a … Continue reading
Top 10 World Changing Events of the 20th Century from Cambridge University Press
A free, themed classroom poster each month from Cambridge University Press. Pin and print for use in your classroom! Classroom Posters on Pinterest | Cambridge University Press
Effective Coping Skills
Stress and depression seem to be increasingly impinging on the quality of student and teacher lives. Although the symptoms are readily recognisable, people are less aware of ways to cope … Continue reading
Effective Self-Management
Being able to rationalise all the forces acting on you in times of great pressure is a particularly useful coping strategy and a guide to where you should devote your … Continue reading
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
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
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: A timely reminder for all those involved in learning
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
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
