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.
Do the right thing and support local
I want to highlight some awesome local products so you can throw some support behind them during this difficult time.
South America, I want you to show me your favourite places…
As I sit in self isolation, it is clear that we live in a strange time and while our travels were cut short because of this, there’s so much to celebrate.
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 …
What’s in my teacher bag?
Be ready to go inside the classroom as well as outside of the classroom with a thoughtfully packed teacher bag. Let’s take a look at my essentials. The Bag While I love a good backpack, I felt I needed to up my teacher bag game a few years back and opted for something slightly more …
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 …
Outside the classroom photo challenge
Celebrate the holidays and share tips for the year ahead by taking part in a photo challenge online. Use #outsidetheclassroompc so we can get to know each other as well.
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.