John Dabell

Reading 

Primary Teachers As Lectoras

January 1, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments Jackanory, Kenneth Williams, lectora, reading, Rik Mayall, Sara Pascoe

“Mrs Buckthorpe is really good at reading us a story because she puts on different voices.”

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Creativity Psychology 

Have You Taken Your Vitamin R Today?

December 31, 2020January 2, 2021 johndabell 0 Comments Ant Middleton, Dementia Adventures, flow, George Powers Cockcroft, grit, happiness, imagination, John Haden Badley, magic, Mike Fairclough, National Institute for Play, Neil Mapes, playfulness, playing with fire, resilience, risk, superfluidity, The Wildlife Trusts, Vitamin R

Crucially, vitamins like vitamin C and D are a cornerstone of an optimal diet.

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Books 

The 11 Greatest Children’s Books Of All Time

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments AA Milne, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, CS Lewis, Daniel Hahn, EB White, Jane Ciabattari, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Lev Grossman, Lewis Carroll, Louisa May Alcott, Madeleine L’Engle, Maureen Corrigan, Maurice Sendak, Nicole Lamy, Nicolette Jones, Rayyan Al-Shawaf, Roald Dahl, Ursula K Le Guin

What are the 11 greatest children’s books of all time?

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Children Psychology 

Shaking Up Childhood

December 23, 2020December 22, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments behaviourism, John Broadus Watson

Parental advice has changed markedly over the years. Some of it has stayed pretty much the same.

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Child Protection and Safeguarding Children 

Baby It’s Cold Outside: Baby Cages

December 22, 2020December 21, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments baby cages, child protection, Dr Luther Emmett Holt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Emma Read, fresh air, outdoor education

What is one of the strangest inventions to come out of the 20th century? 

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Classroom Management Teaching 

What is your Classroom Management Profile?

December 21, 2020December 16, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments classroom profile, management style

Do you know what teaching style you employ?

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Relationships Students Teachers 

Improving Student-Teacher Relationships

December 20, 2020December 16, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Annie Goerdt, BRIDGE, Clayton Cook, Establish-Maintain-Restore (EMR), Laurie Kincade, practices, student-teacher relationship, Tier 1, universal influences

Is there a universal way of improving relationships between teachers and students? Every teacher wants a healthy, positive and dynamic

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Effectiveness 

11 Characteristics Of Effective Schools

December 19, 2020December 15, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments school effectiveness, School Effectiveness Research (SER)

Researchers, and more recently teachers themselves, have been debating what are the key characteristics of effective schools.

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Learning Life Skills Mistake-Making 

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes

December 18, 2020December 15, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Bob Ross, Gary Rubinstein, growth mindset, Mark Pett, mistake-making, perfectionism

Is making mistakes okay?

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Physical Education Psychology 

Sports Psychology And The 5Cs

December 17, 2020December 14, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments 5Cs, commitment, Communication, concentration, confidence, control, Dr Chris Harwood, Dr Matt Pain, Rich Anderson

How can we improve exercise mindsets?

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