Addicted: How the Internet Poisons Student Behaviour
I can still see him clearly in my mind. He would come into math class looking like a zombie. His ability to produce any kind of results were practically nil. I eventually found out that he was trading precious hours of sleep to be on social media and Skype. His addicted routine saw him using the internet...
The Top 50 Teacher Websites of 2018
As usual this time of year, we compile and publish the list of the Top 50 Teacher Websites of the year. We comb the web and out of the numerous websites worldwide focusing on education policies, teaching practices, methodology, or educational technology, we find the ones that manage to stand out from the rest, the ones...
How Community Service Helps Boost Student Success
School is about more than assignments and grades. One of the biggest pillars of student success and education is about learning how to function in a community. Investing in and helping out that community can set them up for success beyond the classroom, too.
There are countless reasons why community service is important for...
Teaching Strategies That Bring Amazing Results
What works best in education? It’s surprising just how many people think they know the answer to this question. Education is a unique industry. Almost everyone has experienced teaching strategies in some way, whether that be as a student or a teacher.
It is true, everyone has an opinion, but...
Professional Development Goals for Successful Teachers
As teachers we are expected to engage in professional development to better our skills and better serve the changing needs of students. When I was a student, I was thinking about what could help me with my homework and help me professionally? How does that shape our personal professional development goals exactly, and how does it feel...
Educational Goals: How to Catapult Learner Autonomy
They arrive, all shiny-eyed and excited, pens and pencils in hand, willing and eager to dive into a new learning adventure.
Then, a few weeks or months go by, and the shine wears off. Suddenly you don’t seem so exciting to them anymore, and lessons have become just another routine.
What...
Fighting Poverty Through Education [The No Barriers Foundation]
'250 million children worldwide can't read. We're on a mission to change that.'
If you visit the No Barriers Foundation website, you will come across this disheartening statistic.
You will also meet a bunch of enthusiastic young people who have decided to actually do...
GCSE Intervention Strategies [For Superb Results]
It’s that time of year again- the Christmas trees have been taken down, the pine needles have been swept up and the snow has all but disappeared. And, of course, Year 11 will be soon sitting their mock GCSE exams and every classroom teacher will be dreading the onslaught of marking that is teetering on...
Building Active Listening Skills in the Classroom [5 Amazing Ways]
The importance of oracy skills is undoubtable. From the early years through to university level and, of course, out in the workforce, the ability to speak clearly, fluently and confidently is undoubtedly vital.
But sometimes in the quest to build speaking skills we overlook the other, equally important component of spoken language: listening...
Homeschooling Your Kid
Homeschooling your kid or home education simply means to educate your children at home. Instead of sending them to a government-run school or private school, the parent instructs them.
This was common practice until the late 1800’s in the United States. Homeschooling never completely went away and found a new resurgence in the...
