270-degree leadership evaluation This week I participated in a workshop for school leaders in my county. The topic was working in teams and team development.
Month: September 2018
Teaching current events in politics
Goals for the day Learn about current affairs in the UK and the USA. Decide on what are the most interesting topics to share with
The Student Blogging Challenge
How to register for the student blogging challenge I was just reminded about this challenge and I really want my students to participate here. Therefore
Teaching how to have good conversations, revisited
3 Tips to Have Better Conversations I just read this article in The New York Times and thought I’d follow up my last post “Teaching
Student voice
Are all voices equal? I just read this article by Dean Shareski. It’s been on my mind for a long time, and today my students
Learning how to learn and the Pomodoro technique
An engaging lecture and food for thought As I mentioned earlier Barbara Oakley, the author of “Learning how to Learn” and also many other books,
Make Your Daughter Practice Math. She’ll Thank You Later.
I just read an article by Dan Meyer; What Does Fluency Without Understanding Look Like? In the article, he argues that nobody knows what anybody means by “conceptual understanding.”.
Using podcasts in class
Topic: Climate change Today’s topic is climate change. Lesson plan Look for the lesson about climate change here. Look here for the “Five things you
Teaching students how to correct common mistakes in English
How can we avoid the most common mistakes? I am reading my students’ blogs, enjoyable reading by the way, and I am impressed with their
Teaching vocabulary
Vocabulary.com is an excellent vocabulary study service offering thousands of vocabulary practice lists and activities for students in elementary school through graduate school. Source: Free technology
Encourage Students to Embrace a Growth Mindset
I just read this article by Aubrey Walsh in CommonLit. The new school year offers a great chance for a fresh start for students and teachers. Students
The power of expectations
My friend Larry Ferlazzo posted this; I think all teachers can benefit from watching this short video, The Power OF Expectations. And I couldn’t agree more.
Teaching how to have a good conversation
Let’s first list up the competence aims we are looking at here Evaluate and use suitable listening and speaking strategies adapted for the purpose and
5 Strategies to Deepen Student Collaboration
This time of the year we have been working on our class “Code of Collaboration“, and how to make the best learning environment for all
Teaching how to improve student feedback
How to use student feedback to improve teaching? Measuring what students are learning should be an ongoing process, not only to assess your students by