Game Design for Assessment
I designed a 2-part assessment item for our year 8 science classes – it worked really well!
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My Three Pre-service Teachers
As educators, I believe it is so important to not get stuck in a pedagogy rut. This year I did something I’ve wanted to do for a couple of years – host a pre-service (or student) teacher.
Read More »What Are You Proud Of This Year?
Looking back on the year, it is important to recognise the things you accomplished and are proud of.
Read More »What It Was Like Being A Learner Again
It was such an odd experience to be a true learner again! I didn’t know a whole heap about the topics in the course (hence why I was doing it), and I’ve never done an online course before, so I was quite new to the whole experience. What I discovered was a little bit of a surprise.
Read More »Online Course Structure – Beneficial or Detrimental?
What an odd feeling to be the learner again!
Read More »That Weird End-Of-Term Feeling
So we’ve done it, come to the end of another term. It brings such an odd range of emotions with it – relief and worry are top of my list. What a roller-coaster!
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 »9 Fantastic Teacher Colleagues and Why We Love Them
In a job that is so complex and sometimes difficult, it is nice to have colleagues who make the days that little bit brighter.
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