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This rapid increase in the number of international schools indicates a healthy, growing market but one that competition is growing in – meaning that marketing has moved to the top of the agenda for many international schools. These schools need to find ways to; Ensure that prospective parents are finding their organisation when they undertake their research...
The following is a list of 7 rules–all don’ts–that will help you avoid the most common pitfalls, and turn your most difficult students into valued members of your classroom. Rule #1: Don’t question. It’s normal for teachers to force explanations from difficult students as a form of accountability. But asking why...
Teamwork, collaboration, and independence. Many of the same skills are taught in schools and summer camps, but how can schools be more effective in teaching these skills to kids? How can schools get the appeal that summer camps offer to kids? When students participate in a summer enrichment program, they...
What effect do different classroom seating arrangements have on student participation? What does your learning space reveal about your teaching philosophy? Should teachers or students decide who sits where? In today’s article, we take a look at what the research says. Learning spaces come in all shapes and sizes, from...
Faculty everywhere are flipping their classes, but can we flip faculty development? That’s the question I asked myself when I flipped the pre-conference workshop at the 2016 Teaching Professor Technology Conference. What I discovered is that we can “practice what we teach”...
Much has been written about creating natural critical learning environments in our classrooms, places where students feel free to pose stimulating questions and pursue interesting answers. But how much do we put students’ questions at the heart of our everyday teaching? The answer might be “not as much as we...
Today I’d like to explore just some of the things teachers can do to better promote it. I’m offering six ideas here and encourage you to add to the list. Redefine participation. Let it include more than verbal comments. Invite students to contribute electronically—with an email or post on the course...
Most focusing activities take fewer than five minutes of class time and are highly flexible. Focusing activities may include collaborative activities to connect students, generate discussion, and compare ideas; individual activities where students work on their own by reading, reflecting, or writing; or a brief quiz or some other type...
George Bernard Shaw could not have been more wrong when he coined the famous maxim, “He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.” In a fast-moving economy that is driven by ideas, an essential part of being a leader is being a good teacher. How else do you persuade everyone...