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A man began building a multi-storey high rise in the centre of the city. He worked furiously away at his dream building. He wanted a glorious penthouse at the top, with panoramic views overlooking the city. Luxurious furnishings and fittings,…
Need somewhere to keep all your classroom display letters? Sick of re-making letters all the time. Keep them safe in this Top Teacher Tip.
Always needing labels or needing to stick paper print outs to things? Use this Top Teacher Tip to make your life easier! #FlipTheTape #TooEasy
Need to label a bunch of cubby holes in your class, but don’t want to measure each time to find the centre? Use this Top Teacher Tip to make the whole process easier!
Original article found here: The Cornerstone for Teachers.com I am always looking for ways to save energy. I shared in my book Unshakeable that energy is one of our most precious resources because unlike time, energy does not naturally replenish itself. We have…
What’s in a name? Community of Schools = Community of Learning Charter Schools = Partnership Schools Modern Learning Environment = Innovative Learning Environment Given that the Ministry of Education has launched it’s latest site as ile.education.govt.nz I suspect it is…
Research from the Wellcome Trust shows that science is losing out to other subjects at primary level. So what can teachers do to bring it into the classroom? Scientific investigation develops flexible thinking and problem-solving abilities, alongside more obvious science-specific…
Original article by Terry Heick on TeachThought My first year of teaching was a blur. At the time, it didn’t feel like a blur. It felt a joyous, adrenaline-fueled rush of lessons, meetings, and new relationships. But in hindsight, it was…
Research shows that everyday teaching practices exclude already marginalised groups of students, but teachers can take steps to redress the balance. Schools produce inequality. Work carried out by educational sociologists such as Kalwant Bhopal, David Gillborn and Deborah Youdell shows that…
As a bit of End of Year fun, I got my students to make a quick video of our favourite part of each day – the Daily 5. In the video you’ll get a glimpse of what the Daily 5…