Preserving Your Teacher Voice
Your most valuable teaching tool – what do you do when you feel it slipping away?
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Last Lesson of the Day
Here are some tried and tested ideas for getting through the content, engaging your students, and keeping everyone happy in that last lesson of the day!
Read More »8 Tips For Working As A Supply Teacher
Transitioning from full-time work to supply has been a fantastic experience. Here is what I have learnt to make this new work enjoyable!
Read More »3 Top Tips To Get Your Class On Side
If you teach teenagers, you know how much easier the job is when your class is on side. If they have your back, and know you have theirs, classroom interactions become less about behaviour management and more about learning. They…
Read More »Writing Lines – 8 Alternatives to the Traditional Sentences
Writing lines is an age-old consequence for poor behaviour. Math teacher Ian Clapham was tired of using simple, non-expressive sentences, and has devised a list of alternative lines that he likes to use when students are reflecting on their poor…
Read More »How to be a Helpful Pre-Service Teacher Supervisor
Last term I had my first opportunity to mentor a pre-service teacher (known as a student teacher in many parts). I know that he learnt a lot, but I think I might have learnt more!
Read More »9 Crappy Teacher Colleagues and How to Deal with Them
I love my job, I love my students, and despite the title of the article I even enjoy my colleagues. But sometimes we have to poke fun at ourselves, so I came up with my favourite types of colleagues that…
Read More »Sometimes the Teacher Just Needs to Stop Talking
Do you ever find yourself just talking to your class, continuing an explanation perhaps or re-explaining a task, just because it’s quiet and you feel the need to talk to them? I do, and I need to stop.
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