The National Marine Aquarium has come up with a way to keep families entertained at home and keep its Ocean Discovery Rangers busy through winter – by offering personalised tours of the aquarium’s tanks, which in turn will help boost funds for conservation and education during the latest lockdown. Virtual visitors are invited to takeContinueContinue reading “UK’s largest Aquarium launches family virtual tours to fundraise vital funds during lockdown”
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5 Teaching Mindsets To Let Go Of
In the times of modernisation, the debate regarding the efficacy of good teaching methods is prevalent around the academic world. Yet, many educators and school teachers fail to undertake or possess any novel and distinctive teaching style. It goes without saying – traditionalist mindset about teaching methods and techniques is still quite pervasive, as suchContinueContinue reading “5 Teaching Mindsets To Let Go Of”
New review says the ineffective ‘learning styles’ theory persists in education around the world
A new review by Swansea University reveals there is widespread belief, around the world, in a teaching method that is not only ineffective but may actually be harmful to learners. For decades educators have been advised to match their teaching to the supposed ‘learning styles’ of students. There are more than 70 different classification systems,ContinueContinue reading “New review says the ineffective ‘learning styles’ theory persists in education around the world”
The potential of online ‘l-earning’
With online learning once again taking over and most teachers, parents, and children readjusting to a new norm. I’ve seen many educators expressing how exhausting the whole experience has been on social media. But for some, this educational shift has opened up new opportunities. BroadBandDeals.com looked at the highest subscribed channels that focus on coreContinueContinue reading “The potential of online ‘l-earning’”
9 Tips For Looking After Your Mental Health
We are currently living in a pretty strange old world. The smell of hand sanitiser fills the air as a mob of masks march through the high street. It can be tough with everything going on to stop and consider your own mental health during this time. Here are 9 tips that help to lookContinueContinue reading “9 Tips For Looking After Your Mental Health”
World War One: 3 Ways To Remember The Empire’s Contribution
When you’re asked to think of the First World War, no doubt one of the first images that comes flying to the forefront of your mind is the stubborn British tommy in a trench, flooded with water, a big brimming smile on his face and maybe even a cup of tea for good measure. PerhapsContinueContinue reading “World War One: 3 Ways To Remember The Empire’s Contribution”
5 Tips For Remote Teaching
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock these past few months it’s hard to deny there has been a massive shift in the way education is delivered. It’s been a huge learning curve for all involved in educating young people who now have to make distance learning work.There’s a lot for teachers to consider: obtainingContinueContinue reading “5 Tips For Remote Teaching”
5 Tips To Manage Teacher Workload
Teaching is a fantastic and incredibly rewarding career, but it can easily take over every single aspect of your life…if you let it. There comes a time when a teacher has enough experience to realise that they will not complete everything that needs to be done and they shouldn’t need to punish themselves for thatContinueContinue reading “5 Tips To Manage Teacher Workload”
Free CPD
So you’ve exhausted Netflix and have planned all lessons for the next 3 years and now you’re wondering what to do during lockdown, am I right?So to keep myself ticking over I decided to have a look into some FREE CPD. The websites I used are below and are super helpful: 1) Open University -ContinueContinue reading “Free CPD”
5 Behaviour Management Tips
Paper airplanes fly across the room. Students race around the tables. You can’t get a word in, as they keep talking over you. Poor behaviour is never far away in an education setting but here are a few tips to help anyone who might need them. This list isn’t the one-size fits all solution butContinueContinue reading “5 Behaviour Management Tips”