My dissertation explored whether substituting traditional exercise books with digital ones improved the writing structure of Year 7 students in their History lessons. Keep reading to find out whether they’re worth using in your subject too. … More Digital or physical exercise books in History writing: which is better?
Here’s a teacher’s honest review of Preply, a 1-2-1 online tutoring service for learning languages. Can it make you fluent in 4 weeks? … More Can Preply make you speak fluent Spanish 4 weeks? A Teacher’s Perspective
I’m going to give you a rundown of what Active Observation is, how to do it, and why you should add it to your arsenal. … More Teaching Tips: Active Observation
I’ve tailored this review specifically for educators. It’ll still hit up all the usual features, but it’s mainly focused on how useful the device is in the classroom compared to its predecessors. Here’s my review of the iPad 10 for education. … More iPad 10 review: education innovator?
I’ve already given you 6 digital strategies that I’ve tried out in my own classroom, so why not 5 more that have succeeded in powering up my learners? Who knows; they might power up yours, too. … More 5 more strategies for your classroom
Here’s how I’ve been cutting down on hours of time during the day, all while being much, much lazier and even better at teaching than before. This method will save you hours of time in the classroom and offer a much better experience for you and your learners. … More It’s time to be The Lazy Teacher
I’ve come up with 6 hacks that will supercharge your digital classroom. Read on for my collection of strategies that have been tried and tested in my classroom over the years. … More Supercharge your classroom: 6 digital strategies
Right now, we need to get ready for the incoming term. You’ve had a rest, you’ve done the planning that needs doing, and now you’re ready to get back to what you do best: teaching. Here’s my shopping list of essentials from my teacher toolkit. … More The essential back to school teacher toolkit
Here are the most productive things that you can spend your summer doing as a teacher. I’ve broken this into two halves, with some actionable steps in the second half of the article. … More How to spend your summer as a teacher
Sometimes, students need time outside of the classroom. Sometimes, that doesn’t work. In trying to develop more self-regulated learners, I’ve been trialling an app called How We Feel, which aims to get us all to know ourselves just a little bit better. Have a read to see what it’s like, how it works, and whether it could fit into your behaviour toolkit. … More Regulating emotions in the classroom with How We Feel
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