Teaching students about neuroplasticity and the brain’s potential can have a positive effect on their self-perceptions and expectations for success in school. The George Lucas Foundation has produced a very informative article on Meta Cognition. What is Meta Cognition ? Metacognition is, put simply, thinking about one’s thinking. …
Mental health and wellbeing needs to be seen as one of the essential pillars to educational achievement. In the In focus section of the latest issue of Cambridge Outlook magazine, Professor Jonathan Glazzard of the UK’s Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools highlights how critically important…
In the sphere of education there is a shift away from teaching to an increased focus on learning. With formal education traditionally emphasising teaching more than learning, education systems have focused on the transfer of information and knowledge from the teacher to the learner. This focus has created a…
I have been doing same-day intervention for about 9 months. In my experience, the concept is essential to a mathematical mastery pedagogy. I have often found the UK organisation an excellent source of ideas with proven research and robust impact data. This article was published on their blog by Liam…
Trying to fit History teaching pedagogy into small quotes is often problematic. I recently was confronted with this situation while reading a newspaper article. The piece, published in the Guardian Newspaper was written by British journalist Janet Street-Porter. For those not familiar with Ms. Porter, it would not be contentious…