Teaching should be about exploration, implementation and reflection. It is when these aspects blend together that we, the teachers, have the opportunity to experience real progression. Let us not forget why we are here and what the purpose of teaching actually is: to train a generation of children to become mature, level-headed individuals, professionals who [...]
Make learning purposeful, memorable and powerful: part 1
March 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
“The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind – creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers. These people – artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers – will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys”. Daniel H. Pink[1] Teachers in [...]
Great educational websites to use with your exam classes
March 2, 2009 By 1 Comment
Fantastic websites to use with students from starters to main activities, check it out: KartOO I really like this site as it give students a visual of how search term link together and which sites link to a particular word or phrase. Here’s an example. Visuwords: This website allows you to look up words to [...]
Learn how to communicate better
December 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Making students see the bigger picture is difficult but crucial. Using overview early in the course, say, when you introduce a new topic or Unit is an ideal way of getting them thinking about the ‘story’ of what you’re doing. Re-visiting these overviews are also important so students can see where they are heading, particularly [...]
Students as Teachers
December 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Encouraging independent learning with exam classes is hard. There is not time, they may not do the work and there is not time…time… It does take a while for students to learn to work on their own and it requires a lot of practice in KS3 for it to work effectively. However, the biggest problem [...]
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