Foster creativity with flow What is flow? Sometimes referred to as ‘being in the zone’ or ‘in the moment’, flow was first discussed as a ‘peak experience’ by Maslow in 1964 but was later developed by Csikszentmihalyi in the 1970’s. According to Csikszentmihalyi (2014, p.24) flow ‘is a deeply involving and enjoyable experience that has been …
Category: Tried and tested
Teaching outside my comfort zone in Term 2
After 11 years at the same school, an overseas holiday that was cut short and a death in the family, I started a term contract at a co-educational secondary college in the midst of a pandemic. Solid plan Miss Cornelius. Having survived the term, here is a snapshot of what I learnt.
Go online with this Assessment for Stage 2 Essential English
So… teaching right now is harder than ever. Teaching Stage 2 Essential English? Make it painless for everyone with this assessment focuses on social media.
But why? How Short Cycle Learning Intentions can help you explain it
Why you’re doing something within a lesson might make sense to you but does it make sense to your students?
Showing gratitude
Gratitude. I get it. You’ve probably heard about it before but have you ever tried it? I want to talk about how it helped me inside and outside of the classroom and how I did it. In 2018 I was in a new role and struggling. It was an uphill battle and one that I …
Videos for Change in the classroom
Videos for Change creates an opportunity for students to create for a clear purpose and engage with topics that they care about. Videos for Changes featured on The Project one night and I knew that it would make for a great Assessment Task for Stage 2 Essential English. Keeping with the competition rules, students were …
Assessment for, as and of Learning
Wait, what happened to Summative and Formative Assessment? Bye Felicia. Designing a range of assessment experiences for students is an important part of our job. Today, we explore the tried and tested idea of Assessment for, as and of Learning which enables teachers to gather evidence and make judgements about student achievement. Assessment for Learning …
Creating a welcoming work space
Working in an office with other teachers and school staff can be a rollercoaster but here are some tried and tested ideas ways to help create a positive, inclusive and welcoming space as you start 2020.
Establishing a welcoming classroom
Each new year teachers are set the task to establish a welcoming environment which is inclusive, safe and respectful for students. It is important that every teacher makes each student feel that they belong but I feel that this is especially the case in regards homerooms (sometimes called Pastoral Care classes). How can we help …