Anchoring And Positive Thinking
johndabell When things get tough, what do you do? Mental anchors can weigh us down but we can also create anchors that free us from negative thinking. “Anchoring” is a powerful…
March 2022
Teaching With A Sense Of Humour
Here’s the deal. Teachers who use humour frequently in their lessons are more effective teachers. This is hardly surprising because humour is associated with a host of positive physiological and…
The Holmes & Rahe Stress Scale
The Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale is a well-known tool for measuring the amount of stress you’ve experienced. In 1967, psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe studied the connections between…
Resource Review: U-Explore
U-Explore Start Careers, where do you start? For me it was a bearded chap in his fifties with a tweed jacket and well-worn elbow patches who said, “Have you thought…
Resource Review: TTS Lesson Openers App
TTS Lesson Openers App They say that when it comes to a job interview the first five minutes are make or break. I’d say it was less than that and…
Resource Review: Les Misérables
http://www.lesmis.com/uk/education/ Published in 1862, Les Misérables or ‘the miserable ones’ is considered a classic of world literature. A sprawling epic that focuses on the social outcasts of early 19th century…
Book Review: Science Enquiry Games
Science Enquiry Games We all want to see students actively and enthusiastically learning about science. We also want to see the same from teachers too. But how do you make…
Resource Review: Ron’s Ramp Adventure Kit
STEM in Action™ Ron’s Ramp Adventure Kit One acronym that keeps popping its head up in staff meetings like a super-inquisitive Meerkat is STEM which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering…
Resource Review: Tricolore 5e édition
Tricolore 5e édition My German teacher used to say, “If you can’t say something nice, say it in French”. French is pure silk on the tongue and in the ear.…
Resource Review: Nelson Handwriting
Nelson Handwriting Is handwriting essentially dead? Children click, tap, poke and swipe these days and many can type faster than they can write. Pencils are for chewing when you have…