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How to Use Technology to Save Time in the Classroom
Discover the top 5 time-saving tools for teachers in this article. From online grading platforms to digital lesson plan templates, streamline your workload and save precious time. Read now to revolutionise your teaching efficiency!
Working during the holidays: Boundaries for teachers
Learn how to set boundaries between work and rest during the holiday season to avoid burnout and enjoy this special time of year. This article offers tips for establishing clear boundaries, creating a schedule, taking breaks, disconnecting, and practising self-care. Prioritise rest and relaxation while still being productive and meeting your work responsibilities.
7 Tips for Teachers to Refresh During the Mid-Semester Break
Discover 7 practical tips to help teachers recharge and refresh during the mid-semester break. From self-care to learning something new, these tips will help improve mental health and wellbeing for a successful second half of the school year.
The Challenges of Differentiation: How to Overcome Common Roadblocks
Learn how to overcome common roadblocks in differentiated instruction! Discover effective strategies for managing diverse student needs and maximising learning outcomes. Read on to find practical tips and insights for addressing the challenges of differentiation in your classroom.
Fast, effective differentiation
Learn how to differentiate in the classroom with these three methods: content, process, and product. Create an inclusive learning environment that meets the unique needs of individual students and allows them to showcase their understanding in meaningful ways.
Why you should be teaching your students critical thinking
Learn why teaching critical thinking is crucial for every teacher to include in their classroom practice. Read this blog post to discover how critical thinking helps students become better problem-solvers, achieve academic success, and become better citizens.
3 simple ways to build students’ critical thinking skills
Learn 3 actionable ways to build critical thinking skills in your classroom. Encourage questioning and engagement, teach analysis and evaluation of information, and use real-world problem-solving activities to help your students become independent thinkers who are prepared for success in the future.
Effective classroom management that isn’t relationship building
Discover eight effective strategies for managing your classroom to create a positive and productive learning environment. Learn how to communicate positively with families, accommodate all learners, avoid yelling, incorporate movement, and more. Start improving student behaviour and engagement today.
Classroom Management Strategies That Help (not harm) Relationships
Student behaviour slipping across the year? Discover effective teacher behaviour management strategies that promote a positive and productive learning environment for your students. Get practical tips and techniques for managing classroom behaviour in a way that maintains the relationships you’ve worked so hard to build across the year.
Book Review: Teacher: One woman’s struggle to keep the heart in teaching - Gabbie Stroud
This book review discusses Gabbie Stroud’s memoir which explores the joys, challenges, and emotional toll of being a teacher. It highlights key themes, the author's background, teaching applications, and the need for greater support and appreciation for teachers. A relatable and honest account, this book is a must-read for anyone in or considering the teaching profession.
7 simple steps to writing effective learning intentions and success criteria
Learn how to create clear and concise learning intentions and success criteria with our 7-step guide. Designed for teachers seeking practical tips and strategies to enhance student learning outcomes, read to improve your lesson planning and assessment practices and take the headache out of trying to write impactful LISC
8 simple habits to create space in your day
Discover 8 easy-to-implement habits that can help you reclaim your time and boost productivity. Learn how to streamline your day and make room for the things that matter most.
Empowering Students: Harnessing Student Autonomy to Build Classroom Culture
Valuing student voice in the classroom is critical to creating a productive, safe environment. Learn how to empower students and build a positive classroom culture year-round with the Envision-Coach-Reflect method.
Book Review: I wish my teacher knew - Kyle Schwartz
Read a review of Kyle Schwartz's book, I Wish My Teacher Knew, which provides insight into the struggles of students in the classroom and offers practical advice for creating a more inclusive and supportive environment. Highly recommended for anyone who cares about education.
A simple approach to blended learning
Blended learning is slowing filtering down from tertiary education into the primary and secondary scene, but many of us still feel a little lost when it comes to using it..and using it effectively.
In this article, we’ll be exploring how to seamlessly integrate it into your classroom without the need for a dramatic shift which sometimes feels like what the approach is asking of us.
A new take on student-directed learning programs
Raise of hands if you can’t bear another Inquiry or PBL unit? While these approaches are fantastic, they’re a little over-used and the teaching community might be ready for something new. Meet RISE…your fresh answer to student-led learning - we distill what it is, how to run a RISE unit, and give you all the tips and tricks to support your students to take their learning into their own hands.
Using movement in every lesson
When movement is integrated into learning students retain more information, are more deeply engaged, and have increased motivation. Movement helps boost students’ interest levels, supports maximal attention span, and helps commit key concepts into their long-term memory. Here are 4 simple ways you can include movement in any lesson.
Book Review: Sweller’s CLT in action by Ollie Lovell
Cognitive Load Theory is the brainchild of Professor John Sweller, combining knowledge of evolutionary psychology and human cognitive architecture, it is now one of the most highly cited educational psychology theories. It can fundamentally change the way you view your teaching practice, and understand your student’s learning. Keep reading for our TLDR summary, teaching applications and more!