Level 1 training covered “Dyslexia Awareness” now onto Level 2 – ‘Dyslexia Teaching.’ Looks of practical “Classroom strategies,” and one discussion point. There is a signpost towards multisensory instruction and I am keen to read the research that leads to …
There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t started wondering about yet. Old-Green-Grasshopper Time to read, write, reflect and connect-the-dots this past month has deepen my conviction that teaching and the leading the development …
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 …
It’s been a positive first day, meeting plenty of enthusiastic and passionate teachers, twitter folk and online collaborators, making new connections is always a welcomed experience. Smartphones are commonplace, laptops are charged and staff are ready for action. This group of educators …
O’blimey, the gloves are off. Obama’s attacks declining standards in education – poor grades and poor teaching were identified. For US teachers, he backed performance-related pay, linked to results, and less protection for poor teachers. If a teacher is given …
