The Chameleon Teacher
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Teaching and Learning
Question Metronome
How can we improve children’s questioning skills?
The Rule In The Room
Should you encourage children to wait outside in your lesson?
19 Explainer Skills All Teachers Need
How can we improve our explanations?
Anyone, Anyone? The Danger Of Mannerisms
We’ve all got them. Children soon latch onto them and they love to imitate them. So what can we do about them? Mannerisms are part and parcel of who we…
Why Schools Need To Embrace The Old
How often does your school involve older members of the local community? Is it something along the lines of inviting them over for Christmas lunch once a year? The rather…
Ditch Writing Lesson Objectives
Are lesson objectives a waste of time?
Having A Plan B Is Not Enough
Lots of cars now are made without a spare tyre which I have never got my head around. Why would they do that? If you have a flat tyre, you…
6 Principles For Improvement
School leaders are always thinking about improvement but the ‘doing’ part is the hard bit. Improvement doesn’t just happen. Improvement has to be a research and development led process that…
Jugyou Kenkyu
The central feature of teacher learning in Japan is called Jugyou Kenkyu or lesson study. It is a way for teachers find opportunities to reflect on many school and classroom…