Top 6 Unofficial but Lifelong Skills Students Learn Through Exams
Exams are actually beneficial, regardless of the content. Here’s why.
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Are You Over-Instructing?
Ever *really* notice how many instructions you give to your kids each day?
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.
Read More »This Went Much Better Than Expected!
This is the fourteenth part of my Reflection Series – a self-reflection of my year teaching in the UK. What is something you did this year that went better than you thought it would? I knew exactly what I wanted…
Read More »Teaching can be Inspiring and Joyful
This is the ninth part of my Reflection Series – a self-reflection of my year teaching in the UK. When was a time this year when you felt joyful and/or inspired about the work that you do? This one is going to…
Read More »Shattering the Glass Wall
I’d like to share something very powerful with you all today. In a previous post I mentioned how a student of mine had written an absolutely incredible poem. Well, she did it again. This time off her own back, purely because…
Read More »Greatest Student Improvement
This is the fourth part of my Reflection Series – a self-reflection of my year teaching in the UK. Which student in your class do you think showed the most improvement? Why do you think this student did so well?…
Read More »Revision Lesson For All Ability Levels
Planning an effective student-lead revision lesson can be a challenge. We sometimes feel that the best way to make sure they understand everything is to re-explain it all, or that we need to leave them to their own devices to…
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