Tips for thriving in your first teaching job.
Winning your first teaching position is very exciting and scary at the same time. Here are some tips to make
Category: Education
Tips for memorising students names to improve with-it-ness and classroom management.
How does knowing student names help with classroom management? Managing students behaviour is so much easier when we know their
Opportunities to teach respect in the classroom.
What is respect in the classroom? Respect in the classroom can be observed when students socialise positively with peers using
2 fun collaborative learning strategies for student revision.
Using collaborative learning is a great way to increase student engagement and consolidate student learning. I will define what collaborative
4 teacher behaviours that kill the momentum of your lesson.
Improving the smoothness and momentum of your lesson will increase engagement and reduce students’ misbehaviour in your classroom. We will
Why do students misbehave and how to respond.
There are many theories and schools of thought as to why students misbehave. In education, I find the four goals
Increase student engagement and accountability
High engagement and accoutability are important for student attainment and student behaviour. So what can teachers do to increase student
Definition of an effective teacher.
The benefits of students having an effective teacher versus an ineffective teacher are huge. We will look at the importance
Overlapping, the unsung hero of withitness and classroom of management.
What is Overlapping? Overlapping is the term coined by Jacob S. Kounin in the 1970s. His book ‘Discipline and Group
What is the definition of Classroom Management?
Having teachers that are effective in classroom management has benefits to all stakeholders. For example, maintaining an orderly learning environment