“Teachers, we are operating on a lockdown. Please keep your doors locked until we tell you it has been lifted.” Before me a sea of wide eyes and scared faces. I slowly walked toward the door continuing the lesson I had been giving before the announcement. The door was already […]
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blog details | Tips for effective marking and feedback The Educator
By Mark Richards, With reports suggesting that one in four teachers are working 60 hour weeks, the issue of teacher workload is one that isn’t going away anytime soon. Of course, for many teachers, a considerable amount of their time is taken up with marking. Teacher Workload Surveys […]
Empathy Leading to a Co-Created Action – George Couros
I have been reading the book “Persuasion; The Art of Influencing People” by James Borg and have been enjoying it. This portion where he defines “empathy” and then provides examples resonated: “Empathy is the ability to identify and understand the other person’s feeling, ideas and situation.” It’s listening […]
An Imaginative Approach to Teaching Literacy in the Primary Classroom – imaginED
Judith Ameresekere (MEd in Imaginative Education, lover of literacy, and Primary Educator) Teaching grade two students how to write well is no walk in the park. Typically, in a given year, I have a few students who absolutely love writing and are skilled at using their imagination in their writing. […]
Meaningful Change Can Happen Quickly!
Meaningful Change Can Happen Quickly! If you are afraid to fail, you won’t succeed. Honored to work with my colleagues @UKCollegeofEd 🚀💙🔝#results #InnovationZone #educationalleadership #educationinsights #education Here are the results from our first three years of work at the University of Kentucky College of Education. Some say meaningful change cannot happen […]
Prevention Is Wiser Than Reaction: Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education
Oct 172022 Prevention Is Wiser Than Reaction: Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Faculty and Staff in Higher Education Shannon Flynn Shannon Flynn is a freelance blogger who covers education technologies, cybersecurity and IoT topics. You can follow Shannon on Muck Rack or Medium to read more of her articles. Cybersecurity is a top concern for most […]
Resourceaholic: 5 Maths Gems #163
Welcome to my 163rd gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers. The new school year has brought a flurry of activity on Twitter, with tonnes of great resources being shared over the last few weeks. 1. Zeroes and Ones @TickTockMaths shared a […]
A Playbook for Getting Millions of Unconnected Households Online
Schools are reopened, and students have resumed in-person learning. But some relics of the pandemic are still holding strong, including dependency on digital technology to aid learning. Many teachers, flush with devices and education software from the remote school days of yore, continue to assign homework that must be completed […]
Leadership Trauma is Real — TTT4U
Leadership Trauma is Real Recently, I listened to a podcast where the guests gave their perspectives about leading underresourced and Title 1 schools. Their conversation about the struggles brought back memories of my tenure as a principal in an urban Pre-K-8th grade school. I found myself shaking my head in […]
$13 for 13 campaign helps kids in need get shoes for back to school
TAMPA, Fla. – Countless numbers of youngsters in require are battling to get basic provides, together with sneakers, to go back to university. To enable out, FOX13 is teaming up at the time once more with Metropolitan Ministries for the $13 for 13 marketing campaign. From July 31 to August […]