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Seeing the wood for the trees – three interpretations
I was talking recently with an experienced colleague about vision and metaphors, and of values and focus. She raised the term, 'you can't see the wood for the trees'. Covey used this metaphor when talking about the distinction between urgency and importance. Any task...
7 intentions for our new Medium Term Plans (plus some examples…)
For a long time I have wanted to devise rigorous medium term plans. The risk with a MTP is when it becomes an entity designed to satisfy the perceived whims of an outside agency. In my second year of qualified teaching, I planned every lesson for a year for each...
Tutor Time Events – 2 resources
Being a form tutor is a one of the best things of being a teacher. I tell my students that my prime job in a school is to be an advocat to them, even when they are wrong. We spend more time with them and can shape them more than anyone else. Currently, our tutor time...
Different Types of Lesson Planning Part 2- Daily Planning
The most important aspect of planning for me is the Daily Planning by the teacher. It needs to marry up what the students are doing with where they need to be. It needs to: a) Be flexible. While it is useful to have a series of lessons planned prior (and I am sure...
Different types of Lesson Plan Part 1 – Lesson Planning for Observations
Ofsted don't require a lesson plan. And there are rare times when a lesson should follow its own path: where what is taught is tailored to engage the students at that moment in time. But without firm context of what a lesson is trying to achieve, there is no 'spark'...
10Matthew February Reflection 2013
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10 points on proving progress
As vexatious as the O-word might be, I have yet to meet a teacher who disagrees with the notion that they (and their class) should be judged on progress over a period of time. This is one thing that they have got right. 1) The term 'progress' has loaded meaning. It is...
5 levels of tracking student progress
As much as I find the term 'learning journey' teacher-speak, it refers to tracking the improvement of students. This can only be a good thing, especially if students are able to do this themselves. Here is a brief appraisal of how the current practice of teachers...
Getting started with Word 2010: a help guide.
Part of my role is assisting in ICT training. Quality materials are hard to come by. A wonderful website recommended by the TES community for using Word 2010 can be found: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/word2010/1.2
How do you experience without language? Emotional vocabulary for studying Shakespeare.
Working through Romeo and Juliet for our AQA Shakespeare coursework, the question was raised about the range of emotions experienced by the protagonists during the famed balcony scene after they first meet. The quality of this scene is accomplished through the range...