A recent article in the NZ Herald got me pondering (http://bit.ly/Xjoq5R) and subsequently posting these musings to my Facebook page : As part of an Initial Teacher Education programme, should we be providing teachers with the skills and know-how to (a) be confident and competent in working with digital media and resources themselves, inRead More…
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Tips for Teachers : Helping children cope with grief and loss
Traumatic experiences are confusing and frightening for young children. The experience is made all more confusing when the adults in their lives are not coping with the traumatic event, and may be behaving in a way that the child is not familiar with. Children will attempt to seek answers and reassurance from the caregiversRead More…
Why the fast-food model of quality assurance lowers quality in education
According to Ken Robinson (2009) standardizing assessment is not the answer to the question of how we can ensure quality assurance in education. Instead, we should be investing more in teachers and trusting their knowledge and expertise when it comes to teaching, learning and assessment. With regards to assessment, Robinson says that “education is beingRead More…
What’s in it for me? : 4 key roles a mentor serves
If you are considering a mentorship programme, but have never previously engaged in the support of a mentor, you might be asking yourself: “What benefit will a mentor serve?” “What role does a mentor play in my professional or personal life?” “What is in it for me?”.
Six phases of Critical Thinking
Critical thinking can be defined as “learning to think better by improving one’s thinking skills.” Individuals who are critical thinkers use the thinking process to analyze (consider and reflect) and synthesize (piece together) what they have learned or are currently learning. Unfortunately, much of everyone’s thinking tends to be biased, imprecise, unclear, uninformed or prejudiced.Read More…
