Flexible Classrooms: Research Is Scarce, But Promising | Edutopia
An ambitious study of 153 classrooms in the United Kingdom provides the best evidence that flexible spaces can boost academic performance. Read the full article here: Flexible Classrooms: Research Is … Continue reading
7 Outstanding K–8 Flexible Classrooms | Edutopia
K–8 educators from across America provide a peek at their classrooms—and explain how they managed the transformations. See the full article here: 7 Outstanding K–8 Flexible Classrooms | Edutopia
Reflections on Shifting to a Flexible Classroom | Edutopia
A middle school teacher shares the benefits of giving students voice and choice in their learning environment. Read the full article here: Reflections on Shifting to a Flexible Classroom | Edutopia
The Learning Pyramid – Teach What You Learn
In this example of the cone of learning and retention, the flat figure has been transposed into a pyramid and the suggestion is that the volume of each layer graphically … Continue reading
How Personalized Learning Unlocks Student Success | Educause
Technology provides higher education with tools that can tailor the learning experience to the individual, help at-risk students master core skills, and develop guided pathways that assess students’ progress toward … Continue reading
50+ De-escalation Strategies | Pathway 2 Success
See the full list here: 50+ De-escalation Strategies | Pathway 2 Success
19 Big and Small Classroom Management Strategies | Edutopia
The year I started teaching seventh- to twelfth-grade English in Minneapolis, Prince launched his song about urban ruin, “Sign o’ the Times.” That song was an apt musical backdrop for … Continue reading
Blended Learning: Some Considerations
How do we take advantage of educational technology in learning? This infographic gives some consideration to the parameters that need to be addressed. In many classrooms, the rather unsubtle reality … Continue reading
Broomlands Primary: Does a ‘stunning school’ help learning? | BBC News
At first glance, it looks like a giant crown sitting on top of the grass or a spacecraft that has landed in a traditional Borders market town. Whatever it might … Continue reading
Careers lessons push up GCSE grades | BBC News
Teenagers taught about the world of work are more motivated to get higher GCSE results, say researchers. A careers charity study found pupils who heard directly from employers about the … Continue reading
Handy Tips to Make Students More Attentive | EduLearn2Change
How can you keep your students focused along the whole lesson ? Here are handy tips to make students more attentive and thus enhance their learning: Handy Tips to Make … Continue reading
25 Recycling Activities for the Classroom | WeAreTeachers
Help your students take recycling to a whole new level in your classroom with these inspiration ideas and projects. See the full list here: 25 Recycling Activities for the Classroom … Continue reading
Masking Behaviours
Thanks to our friends at GoZen! for this timely insight into behaviours and what might be underlying them: 8 Ways A Child’s Anxiety Shows Up as Something Else | GoZen!
Reluctant learners (students and teachers) and what you can do about them…
In any educational setting there will be learners who are not fully engaged in the learning process for a variety of reasons. If you have led an INSET session, you … Continue reading
Gamification: Changing the Ground Rules For Learning
Much has been written about the subject of gamification in learning. It covers a massive scope of developments. At one end of the spectrum is included artificial intelligence, online … 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
The Power of Confidence
This is a useful exercise to try in CPD days. Ask your team to write down what they would do if they knew that they could not fail in their … Continue reading
Engaging with E-learning
Too often in education, Information Technology has been sold on its features. These may be very enticing all-singing, all dancing Technicolor elements, but at no point does it demonstrate achievable … Continue reading
Classroom Rules… Some Reasons Not to Have Them by David Tow | Edutopia
I’ve always thought the way forward is the self-regulated classroom where the rules come not from discipline enforced on the students, but from self-discipline displayed by them. This also highlights … Continue reading
Energy and Calm: Brain Breaks and Focused-Attention Practices | Edutopia
When presented with new material, standards, and complicated topics, we need to be focused and calm as we approach our assignments. We can use brain breaks and focused-attention practices to … Continue reading
The Direction of Travel in Educational Technology…
This article outlines the top ten trends in educational technology development. Some perennials remain in the list like Personalisation and Gamification, whilst others make the list by dint of new … Continue reading
Engagement Strategies from teachertrap.com
For those days when your batteries are low and you need to come up with some new learning strategies…
The Power of Positivity with Children
Another post to start the new academic year on a positive note. I like the spirit, if not the content of some of these comments. Looks a little like someone … Continue reading
What makes a ‘toxic’ environment? Part 3 | Ac-Ed
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This is part 3 of exploring and dealing with a toxic learning environment where we look at teacher retention. Part two is here I have mentioned that…
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
