September 8, 2018
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One of the first environmental books I read was Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology, by the renowned author and thinker Francis Schaeffer. I was given an old yellowed copy of the book about 30 years ago. At the time of writing his book back in…
September 4, 2018
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I am a fan of standardised testing but have we gone too far? Are we derailing the lifelong learning journey? As reflective practitioners, we should never shy away from examining the stories emerging about childhood anxiety and stress. The Guardian Australia has a very powerful article based on the observations…
August 25, 2018
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Employers are often bemoaning the fact that many young people entering the marketplace do not have enough personal resilience to see a task through when they get stuck or enter a challenging longer collaborative group project. In one sense, these kinds of learning opportunities are not so much measuring knowledge…
August 19, 2018
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In education, scaffolding refers to a variety of instructional techniques used to move students progressively toward stronger understanding and, ultimately, greater independence in the learning process. The website Edutopia has some excellent ideas about scaffolding put forward by Rebecca Alber. Edutopia Scaffolding ideas [thumb link=”true” size=”lg”]https://www.edutopia.org/blog/scaffolding-lessons-six-strategies-rebecca-alber[/thumb] [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTR_snb-0nQ[/embedyt]
August 19, 2018
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School ethos is hard to define and can look and feel very different: at its most basic level, it is a feeling when you walk around a school and catch a glimpse of the beliefs and values of the school. Having a tangible ethos is vital because it is like…