It takes a courageous leader to break the spiral, change the direction, and build a different mindset and culture. It takes deliberate action, appropriate to
Is this you too? I teach at a school. I’m smart, I learn fast. By the third week of the first term, I know which
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all educators had a life and wellness coach?
Assessments can be carried out in a multitude of different ways. Some subjects lend themselves better to paper-and-pencil assessment, others require student’s performance on stage,
As you can see in the previous blog about working in groups, the rules and the group work roles lend themselves towards collaboration. However, many
Once you have experimented with rapidly splitting the class into groups for short activities under your direct control, the next steps are to run parts
One way of including a range of different students is to work with groups. Groups function like small classes within the classroom. The groups can
At one college the janitor (whose job it is to clean the toilets, repair broken windows, clear graffiti etc) was proudly showing me around the
I was a new teacher, at my first job at a Secondary School. I was enthusiastic about Mathematics, and wanted to pass on my enthusiasm
This had been a paper, scissors and glue lesson. Paper had been cut and glued. Hair had been cut and glued. And even a few
Luckily coaching will make this job very much easier for you because “Managing Progress and Accountability” is all about empowering students to make the right
Planning and goal-setting is an area that teachers recognise well. However, we are talking about coaching, not teaching and the situation is a bit different.
