The teaching profession is often misunderstood, as it requires complex skills that go unnoticed by many. Classroom management is critical for creating a conducive learning environment. The routine and rituals of welcoming students, controlling their entry, and starting a lesson are essential for establishing a calm and focused atmosphere. These practices support learning and set the tone for successful teaching experiences.
Tag Archives: Schools
It’s The Workload, Stupid
The biggest issue in schools is not the one you might think… It’s the workload, stupid
The Sugar Hit of Bad Resources
Robert Podiscio found that many teachers google their teaching resources. The good, the bad and maybe a solution for it.
The Power of Labels in Education
Labels are powerful in education. We should be careful about what we call things.
Zeno’s Shipwreck: Insights From a Good Learning Journey
How can an ancient shipwreck spark a modern journey of learning and exploration?
Principles of Remote Teaching: Let Go
A working teacher shares some tips for effective teaching in the remote environment.
Take Five: All that EduTwitters is not gold
All the EduTwitters is not gold, but it is still worth looking.
Lockdown Learning 2.0: The Redoubling
Facing deeper lockdown and longer remote learning, we must redouble our effort and energy.
The Business is Learning, not Teaching
As we head back for a second helping of remote learning, the focus must be on the learning, not the teaching.
Lockdown Takeout: The Magic of the Reading Habit
Every obstacle provides an opportunity for growth. This idea is not new and it is not mine. You see it threaded through tomes in airport bookshops, where charlatans and sheisters claim they discovered this essential truth, ignoring that fact that learned older and wiser minds sorted that out a long time ago. What an opportunityContinue reading “Lockdown Takeout: The Magic of the Reading Habit”