Teaching In Circles
johndabell Teachers shape the learning experience for children. It matters what we say and how we say. But it also matters what shape we arrange for learning to take place. As…
October 2018
Teachers Need To Look After Each Other
I worked at a school once where the staff quite genuinely looked out for each other. This shouldn’t sound unusual but busy teachers are usually just looking out for themselves…
Maths Moments
Here’s a handful of five digit problems to get to grips with. 1. Can you find a five digit number which has no zeros and no digit is repeated where:…
Video Yourself
Every teacher needs to look in the mirror on a regular basis because you learn a lot when you look at yourself. Remembering how a lesson went is dodgy. We…
Assessment Using Chain Notes
Here is a quick and easy low-tech assessment strategy that is well worth a try. It’s called ‘Chain Notes’ and involves writing a question on a large envelope and then…
Newsround
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Come Dine With Me
It’s time to focus on wellbeing. Although teachers have a dreadful reputation for talking shop, teachers need to socialise more with each other to let off some steam and not…
Critical Incident Questionnaires
A Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ) can be used to explore the learner’s experience of your lesson content and events surrounding it. A CIQ focuses on critical moments or actions in…
Assessment In 60 Seconds
The One Minute Paper is commonly used as a classroom assessment technique in some schools. It does what it says on the tin and takes just a minute or less.…
Surround Yourself With Positive Pedagogues
For anyone who has ever worked in a toxic environment you will know that negative people suck the life out of you. Being in a place where you have to…