When my high school’s only reading teacher retired last year, my principal offered me a challenge: to create a Common Core State Standards-based reading class for struggling students. While I wasn’t ...
You are going to try some things that work brilliantly and you are going to try some things that don’t work out at all. Create a record of your thoughts to remember which was which. Every week, jot ...
The Center for Teaching and Learning at Mississippi State is inviting faculty to participate in its Reflective Teaching Series held virtually via Webex. The initial event of the series takes place at ...
Reflective teaching is an innovative paradigm but its benefits have not been fully tapped in Mauritius. Many well-intentioned teachers may be engaged in reflective teaching but not in a methodical way ...
What are the challenges faced by professionals in primary schools? Concerns about teacher recruitment and retention are well established within the primary sector. While the Department ...
The principal’s next question was more probing. “Why did you leave your previous school?” “The school wanted me to be a mechanical, or rather, ‘robotic’ teacher,” was the candid reply. “I didn’t feel ...
As a deputy head and inclusion manager at an inner-city primary school, my to-do list is ever lengthening, so having enough time for strategic thinking and reflection is rare. Each week I try to plan ...
Anne Guarnera recently received her PhD in Spanish at the University of Virginia. You can find her discussing teaching and learning on Twitter as @aguarnera and learn more about her work on her ...