Hand Evaluation
johndabell The next time you do a staff training event then ask everyone to give you a hand assessing your session. Does that sound scary? Well, it shouldn’t because feedback is…
May 2019
Dartboard Evaluation
A really quick and simple method for children to rate an activity or show their understanding is using a dartboard evaluation. The idea is that they use sticky dots or…
What Type Of Teacher Are You?
To say you are ‘a teacher’ is a bit on the vague side. Yes, you might teach and let rip what you know but teaching is more than that. It’s…
What Is School To You?
So many of us suffer from destination addiction and live for the weekend and holidays. If that’s you then your week probably looks like this: Monday Monday 2 Monday 3…
Newsround
What’s been in the news just lately?
Teacher Error
We’ve all been there. We’ve all had that moment. In fact, we all have these moments and they happen more than people will dare to admit. Yes, we make mistakes.…
Teaching Is Hard Work
Here’s the thing: no one said it was going to be easy. Teachers are always being told to look after themselves and protect their wellbeing. We are told to guard…
204 Blogs Later
I write for a wide variety of publications and websites. I started contributing blogs to @TeacherToolkit at the end of 2016 and I’ve written over 200 pieces for them. Please…
Nunks
Are you off to the Moon soon? Then you will need to know about the Nunks. Nunks have spinal columns stuffed with old bits of wire, magic dust that doesn’t…
Does Being A Parent Make You A Better Teacher?
Or perhaps we should also ask whether being a teacher makes you a better parent? I once had a complaining parent who said that she didn’t want her daughter taught…