Be an edu PikWizard
You have been told. You can not just go and help yourself to an image. Not even if you are a teacher and mean well. You can search for images and “Usage rights,” of course you can. Or you can …
Teaching
Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
#WTD18
World Teacher Day (#WTD18) 5th October 2018 is particularly important this year as it marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) that recognises education as a key fundamental right and establishes an entitlement to free compulsory …
Insights – memorable teaching
Not mine. Learning – What is it, and how might we catalyse it? is the latest offer from Peps Mccrea – author of Memorable Teaching (and Lean Lesson Planning) a book we gifted our teachers last Christmas. I doubt you’ll find an …
Bridging the gap between research and practice
Every year thousands of research papers on teaching are published, some of which contradict each other. How can busy teachers know which research is worth investing time in reading and understanding? And how easily is that research translated into excellent practice in the classroom? …
First lesson, new class
Early August States side, mid August, UK side, exam results aside, teachers are focusing on first lesson back with the new class. Where to start, what routines to establish. PGCE students are looking for a steer, established teachers looking for …
Leadership allsorts
Twitter and LinkedIn have been competing for my attention and if I am honest, LinkedIn is growing on me. This week I picked up a few gems from both platforms. Over on Twitter I was involved in a short conversation about …
Effective teachers – seek advice
Leaders and teachers who want to improve? How do you identify effective teachers? We know that teachers interactions with colleagues impact their effectiveness. Drawing on 5 years of social network data from one school district, Spillane, Shirrell and Adhikari (2018) explored the …
Writing prompts in <60s
“Do it now” tasks. Fast prompts. Sentence starters. Mini quizzes. Settling task… call them what you will, these activities benefit from; routine (the development of habit), minimal direction from the teacher (who is probably getting the register taken), relatively short …