Kayt Sukel discusses a new study on the "musician's advantage": that music can help the brain to learn. Read more here.
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Kayt Sukel discusses a new study on the "musician's advantage": that music can help the brain to learn. Read more here.
Do we listen to the most valuable voice in the classroom? As educators we need to put all the structures in place to support the empowerment of student voice in an authentic manner. Elizabeth Bosthwick shares tips on building a positive classroom culture here.
As teachers, allowing students to see failure as a negative experience is one of the worst things we can do. There are many practical ideas from te@chthought that will help you build your students to see 'failure' as a natural part of the learning process. Read these here.
Terry Heick challenges us by saying "we should be thinking about re-centering the entire learning process itself" What is learning for and how do teachers need to think differently in order to develop assessment capable learners. Read more here.
Lessons from a leader who has focussed on building community relationships have had profound impact. Read how leadership that focuses on a blend of academic rigor in the classroom and open communication between the district and the community has turned this school around here.
The power of teaching peers the strategies to work together has the potential to influence learning. Watch this video that discusses how collaboration occurs at College Preparatory School and is enhancing learning here.
According to Navigator Learning Solutions feedback for teachers could be more effective as the majority of feedback that teachers need is formative: feedback for teaching however, the majority of feedback that teachers receive is summative. Read further here.
Teachers model creative thinking when they find workarounds or inexpensive fixes to make their classrooms more conducive to project work. Suzie Boss discusses project based learning options. Take a look at the thinking curriculum ideas from Birkdale Intermediate School in New Zealand here.
Assessment is not just about assigning a numerical value to a student. Gerald Aungst states that "Assessment should be about gathering evidence of learning so that we know what and how a student has learned what we want them to learn. Read more here.
Tapton School, in Sheffield is one of many schools that is putting character before exam results. By using the mindset research of Carol Dweck their focus is on exam success and developing pupils’ values at the same time. Read more here.
