Finding Your Place in the World: Ikigai
I remember when doing O levels and A levels recognising that my choices opened up future employment opportunities whilst closing down others. I felt I was destined to do a … Continue reading
25 Inspirational Quotes for Teachers | e-Learning Infographics
The 25 Inspirational Quotes for Teachers Infographic is a collection of quotes that honour, uplift, and motivate educators of every kind all over the world. Source: 25 Inspirational Quotes for … Continue reading
4 Steps to Better Writers | Edutopia
Guest blogger Brian Sztabnik isolates four steps to becoming a better writer – Purpose, Organization, Evidence and Thesis (POET) – and, with this pre-writing exercise, encourages his students to ‘be … Continue reading
Building a Digital Portfolio | ETML
Via: Best Practices for Building A Digital Portfolio | ETML And here are some great suggestions for apps to get you started: 6 of The Best Tools for Creating Digital … Continue reading
Self-Reflection and Personal Growth
There can be no growth without reflection and this should be the mantra for learners of all ages…
5 Questions You Should Ask Your Leader | George Couros
Source: 5 Questions You Should Ask Your Leader | George Couros
Skills for Employment in the 21st Century…
Although I don’t take the utilitarian approach that schools are simply there to equip students for a life of work, there is some merit in looking at the demands … Continue reading
The 5 Stages of Innovation
This is a really simple and clear schematic of the stages of generating innovation. I would suggest it should be on the wall of every educational leader as the cultural … Continue reading
WomenEd: Connecting Existing + Aspiring Women Leaders in Global Education
A useful group for Women in Education. https://twitter.com/WomenEd
Servant Leadership
A graphical introduction to the key questions in servant leadership from Emily Lyons…
Some Great Cultural, Scientific and Heritage Collaborations for Learners
My Learning continues to plough the furrow with innovative programmes designed to engage the learner with practical and stimulating learning experiences. Read more about upcoming programmes here: www.mylearning.org British Science Week … Continue reading
WAIT – Self and Group Discipline in Meetings
We’ve all been in those interminable meetings which drift off agenda and have irrelevant contributions. This chart might be a way forward to use time more effectively… The full rticle … Continue reading
Worcestershire Speech and Language Therapy Team
It is good to know, when resources are being pared back that there is still great work being done by local authority education teams in the UK. Here is one … Continue reading
8 Things to Look for in Today’s Classroom | George Couros
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Share the Love… The Kindness Game | Edutopia
Edutopia have created this bingo-style “Kindness Game” to encourage random acts of kindness in your classroom. Download a printable version to start spreading the love. ❤ Source: The Kindness Game … Continue reading
Learners Coping with Pain Through Emotional Self-Regulation
I’m often decrying Neuroscience for failing to translate research into workable applications to improve learning. This feature from Michael McKnight gives us a slight insight into what could be a … Continue reading
Age Restrictions on Social Media #SID2017
This chart gives the age restrictions on each of these social media channels:
Fundamental Digital Skills for Teachers… and the Tools to Develop Them
This simple infographic gives teachers insights into the digital skills they need to develop to be able to offer a 21st century learning experience for their students. Helpfully there are … Continue reading
Celtic Language Families
Following on from an earlier post about the relationships between the European family of languages, here is a comparison chart of particular words in all the different Celtic languages from … Continue reading
Neuroplasticity and Learning Effectiveness
I found this article by Robert Montenegro particularly clear in outlining how practical learning strategies can be gleaned from research on neuroplasticity, and includes the detailed infographic below: Introduction to Neuroplasticity and … Continue reading
Where Do Chemical Elements Come From?
A useful infographic illustrating the origins of the chemical elements. This should spark some great science-based enquiries…
Building Sentences – A Structured Approach
Having students understand the impact of their words is fundamental to enabling them to become great communicators. By deconstructing the task you can rebuild powerful sentences that achieve their purpose. … Continue reading
Blended Learning Explained
This infographic explains what Blended Learning is, and gives pointers as to how it can be incorporated into the diet of school-based learners… Source: An Interesting Visual Featuring Blended Learning … Continue reading
