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Curriculum design is the art of crafting learning experiences that shape the educational journey of students. It is a blueprint that outlines what students will learn, how they will learn it, and the outcomes they should achieve. An effective curriculum … Continue reading →

Education is the foundation upon which a student’s future is built. Teachers play a crucial role in shaping young minds and fostering a love for learning. However, sometimes well-intentioned educators inadvertently hinder their students’ growth by placing limits on what … Continue reading →

After reading Daniel Willingham’s superb new book Outsmart your Brain. Why learning is hard and how you can make it easy, I felt motivated to blog about anxiety, failure, and success.  I remain convinced that the most important thing we … Continue reading →

Differentiation is a teacher’s response to learner’s needs and therefore can be planned or unplanned, long term or short term, explicit or subtle. You cannot differentiate for every student and every need, all of the time, but being able to adapt … Continue reading →

I have always first and foremost seen myself as a teacher of Geography. It is such an important discipline for Australian primary and secondary students to learn, especially with the global rates of urbanisation and climate change that are occurring. … Continue reading →

Positive behaviour: In recent weeks Australia has received a lot of press about the poor behaviour in their schools. So, it is perhaps timely to take a lens to the causes, effects and consider ways to address this behaviour. It … Continue reading →

Provocations. What is the role of homework in learning? Does practice of content and skills in the late afternoon or evening after they are taught improve long term retention of content and skills? Does homework teach students self-discipline? Does homework … Continue reading →

Thank you to Andy Tharby, Alex Quigley and Ron Berger amongst others that richly informed this post. Why should we show students what success looks like? Because showing what success looks like really benefits students without a lot of existing … Continue reading →

Teachers could consider constructing and using routines to encourage student participation for successful online learning. Because these routines help create certainty for students and teachers alike and thereby efficiency with transitions that occur during a lesson. As Peps Mccrea says … Continue reading →

Humility is a virtue, an actionable value, a habit that puts the collective needs of others before the needs of oneself. The content of this blog is equally applicable for leaders within schools, teachers and students as leaders. As we … Continue reading →