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.
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Striving to Live on 24 Hours a Day
“We shall never have more time.We have, and have always had,all the time there is.” Arnold Bennett We are in that season of last things, those of us on the last days of a holiday break. This probably means looking at the things not ticked off the list, or rumination over the broken promises, orContinue reading “Striving to Live on 24 Hours a Day”
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.
A Day of Digital Detox
Will taking a break from technology make a difference to an unquiet mind?
Best of the Reading List 2021
The best of 2021 reading – paying it forward with a selection of my favourite books of the last year. Reading is a human superpower.
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 Sacred Cow Series – What Is It For?
Well, that is a curly question. Plenty of dogs around the world can go and find the newspaper, but I’ve not heard of one that can read it.