Not-Racist v Anti-Racist: What’s the Difference? | BBC Bitesize
John Amaechi describes the difference between being not-racist and anti-racist. There’s a big difference between being not-racist and being anti-racist. I know it doesn’t seem like it. I know that … Continue reading
‘Skills, skills, skills’ for recovery, says Halfon | BBC News
Apprenticeships must be “front and centre” of plans to boost skills in the post-Covid recovery, says Robert Halfon, chair of the Education Select Committee. But he wants the funding levy … Continue reading
10 Things Great School Leaders Do Over the Summer | Edutopia
Strategies school leaders can use to reflect and prepare to make the next school year successful. Great school leaders aren’t measured by how much they accomplish from August to June, but rather, … Continue reading
Designing Learning Units
Perhaps the Covid-19 crisis has had you devoting more time to lesson and unit design recently. If you are unlucky, you will have concentrated purely on knowledge transmission which tends … Continue reading
Distance Learning FAQ: Solving Teachers’ and Students’ Common Problems | Edutopia
Lessons learned from problems during remote learning can help inform teaching and learning this fall. Read the full article here: Distance Learning FAQ: Solving Teachers’ and Students’ Common Problems | … Continue reading
Coronavirus: What can the ‘plague village’ of Eyam teach us?
Can the English “plague village” of Eyam, which quarantined itself for more than a year, offer us lessons on how to fight back? Can 21st Century science learn anything from … Continue reading
The Science Behind Brain Breaks | Edutopia
Research shows that breaks can provide more than rest. Use them to boost creativity, cognitive function, and social skills. Read more here: The Science Behind Brain Breaks | Edutopia … Continue reading
Learning and Schools post Covid-19 Paper for Global Citizenship Foundation
I recently had an invitation to contribute to a webinar organised by the Global Citizenship Foundation on the subject of the shape of education post-Covid-19. Here is the paper generated: … Continue reading
Global Citizenship Foundation
I was very pleased to have been invited to join the panel on Education Beyond Covid-19 organised by the Global Citizenship Foundation. It was quite difficult maintaining a train of … Continue reading
Getting Ready to Teach in K-12 Schools Next Year | Edutopia
There’s a lot of uncertainty about the 2020–21 school year, but planning for a mix of remote and in-person instruction will help educators be ready. As we move beyond crisis management … Continue reading
If We Want Bookworms, We Need to Get Beyond Leveled Reading | Edutopia
When it comes to nurturing kids’ love of reading, research suggests variety, choice—and encouragement to stretch—can make a difference. Matching kids with “just right” books—texts they can read comfortably—has been … Continue reading
Nordic Schools and the Nordic Teaching Model
I was delighted to have been invited to join the Nordic Schools network. I’ve leaned heavily on the Scandinavian experience of educational development. I think their experiences are instructive because … Continue reading
Thought For The Day: Educational Purpose
There’s no such thing as neutral education. Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom. — Paulo Freire
Principles of Giving Good Feedback
As part of Ross Morrison McGill’s TeacherToolkit series, he outlines the guiding principles behind good feedback. Guidance on giving good and effective feedback is lamentably under-developed in schools and tends … Continue reading
Summative Assessment in Distance Learning | Edutopia
Whether schools are using regular grades or not, teachers need to accurately assess learning while their students are at home. These are some helpful ideas to consider from Andrew Miller … Continue reading
How to Do Formative Assessment in Distance Learning | Edutopia
Formative assessment at a distance is challenging but possible, and we still need to check for understanding and provide meaningful feedback. The practices we use will look and sound different … Continue reading
4 Key Aspects of Teaching a K–12 Online Class | Edutopia
What an educator with experience teaching online has learned about structuring students’ online and offline experiences and how to provide feedback to keep the learning going. Read the article here: … Continue reading
Collaborations: The Way Forward in School Improvement
I was very taken with this graphic when I saw it on a post of one of my LinkedIn colleagues. It seemed to perfectly sum up my conception of a … Continue reading
Teachers vilified as UK government tries to force opening of schools without adequate protection for pupils and staff…
From heroes to villains in a few days… like other public sector and key workers, teachers have been lauded for keeping schools open to a limited extent to care for … Continue reading
Chartered College of Teachers report on the impact of Covid 19
I found this report from the Chartered College of Teachers a useful read on supporting students through Covid19: Education in the time of crisis: The potential implications of school closures … Continue reading
Inspirational Stories From Teachers During Covid-19
In the weeks that followed the announcement that schools would closing, social media has been buzzing with posts and photos using the hashtag #homeschooling While some show brilliant parents delivering … Continue reading
Space to Learn: “To Burp or Not to Burp: A Guide to the Body in Space” with surgeon and astronaut Dave Williams
FREE Live Interactive Astronaut Show This Tuesday Dave Williams Astronaut, Brain and Heart Surgeon Joins Space to Learn. To Burp or Not to Burp: A Guide to the Body in … Continue reading
Beyond the Virus: Planning for a Better Learning Future in Your School
Now that we are well into the delivery of learning during the virus, it might be the opportune time to be thinking about and planning for the ‘new normal’ for … Continue reading
Key Principles for Care and Compassion
Although this graphic is concerned with the current situation provoked by Coronavirus, I think these should be guiding principles for all circumstances when working with learners of all ages. Originally … Continue reading
The Neuroscience Behind Productive Struggle | Edutopia
Challenging tasks spur the production of myelin, a substance that increases the strength of brain signals. We sometimes treat learning like a switch that is turned on or off—either students … Continue reading
What Past Education Emergencies Tell Us About Our Future | Edutopia
Widespread school closures have deep and lasting impacts on kids, affecting both long-term academic metrics and mental health, for example. But there are things educators and school leaders can do … Continue reading
