5 study habits that are good for the body
Exam period is a stressful time - both mentally and physically. Sometimes it can be easy to forget to look after our bodies when we're absorbed in our study. Check out some handy study habits that are good for the body. Remember Exams are exhausting for us mentally, but they can also take their toll physically.
Technology and Kids: 7 Ways to Unplug
While interaction with online educational games and apps can be a learning experience for our kids, the percentage of young children who are trading in picture books for LED screens has crept up to astonishing [...]
The Changing Role and Purpose of the School Website
By Mal Lee The role, purpose and importance of the school website is changing at pace in those schools globally that have moved to a digital operational base, are on track to normalise the use of [...]
Learning By Teaching … A Robot
‘There’s a thought that a lot of learning by teaching is mental, it’s not necessarily about the physical … but just evaluating someone else’s thinking: Was that correct? Who’s in the right here? What do I have to change about the way that I’m explaining things or the way that I understand things so that we match?’
Effective Teaching Strategies: A Recipe For Success
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10 Effective DAP Teaching Strategies
An effective teacher or family child care provider chooses a strategy to fit a particular situation. It’s important to consider what the children already know and can do and the learning goals for the specific [...]
STEM Education
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The Responsive Classroom® Approach
Teachers incorporate practices designed to make the classroom more stimulating, challenging, safer, and happier. Some of these practices directly foster a sense of community, such as Morning Meetings to start the day, or increased communication with parents to involve the entire family in their child’s education.
Learning Styles
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