June 25, 2023
Island Teacher
Introduction: In the realm of education, small island states face unique challenges due to their remote locations, limited resources, and demographic crises. To address these issues, educational systems in these states need innovative solutions that can ameliorate access to subject specialists, improve educational achievement, and optimize cost-effectiveness. This blog…
May 29, 2021
Island Teacher
Many years ago I taught a boy who had very little interest in the diet of stories and writing tasks that seemed to dominate most primary classrooms. In this small rural school, quite a few of the children knew that they would inherit the family farm and dairy herd. This…
August 12, 2019
Island Teacher
Project Based Learning (PBL) prepares students for academic, personal, and career success, and readies young people to rise to the challenges of their lives and the world they will inherit. The organisation Edutopia defined it as follows, Project Based Learning: Why, How, and Examples MAKE YOUR OWN WHITEBOARD ANIMATIONS….
January 30, 2019
Island Teacher
Too often schools set out their ‘teaching and learning stall’ before they have formulated a balanced and thoughtful curriculum offering. Establishing what is to be taught, allows a school to plan how it can be taught. School can only decide on pedagogical approaches when teachers know what pedagogical content knowledge…