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Great end to the term with sessions by Dr Dennis Alonzo on ‘Building an assessment culture that supports teaching and learning.’ Specifically he addressed assessment terminology, mapping strategies, the function and purpose of assessment and direction for culture. There was a good mix of theory and practice supported by evidence. It was endorsing to see at Northholm Grammar School we have a solid culture of formative and summative assessment focussed on student learning. This is complemented with high quality tasks and a sequence of formative tasks leading to key summative tasks with explicit planning and instruction. An insightful day to end the term and start a break. This gives me time to recoup and to reflect on the progress in Term One and to ponder initiatives for Term Two.

TD Bites! Didar Moldazhanov answers the question “What was the most important moment in your teaching career?” How about you… What was the most important moment in YOUR teaching career? Reply/comment and let us know!

You've heard about the Braille Bootcamp section of our Fall Cohort, but what exactly will you learn? This six-session program is designed to teach you how to integrate a braille display into your screen reader instruction. You'll focus on key topics like deciding if your student needs a braille display, choosing the right one, connecting different displays, and using them within your screen reader instruction. If you want the opportunity to learn all this and more, click the link below to register today! https://lnkd.in/edmaHbeb

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Do teachers and principals see eye-to-eye when it comes to teacher morale and job satisfaction? The State of Teaching, an exclusive new project from EdWeek, reveals divergent points of view.

Be careful the rules you make. Almost got caught in my rule today. A child used to shout at others in class. I had corrected him and he had gotten better. But today, he relapsed. I had two options, relapse with him or stay up to help him up. I chose the latter, and it wasn't easy. Teaching becomes easier with clear rules. Just that the rules go both ways. It binds your pupils. And it binds you as the role model in the class. You set them up (rules), be ready to follow up. Read the rest: https://lnkd.in/dN-Ap5Hr

Want to learn faster? Here is the famous Feynman technique 1. Choose a concept u wish to learn about. 2. Pretend u are teaching it to a sixth grade child. Write down your explainations or say it loud. 3. Revisit and identify any gaps in your understanding. 4. Review and simplify your explaination again.

How I teach students to open their college essay I ‘promise’ it’s better than yours— The ‘promise’ is a hook that sets the stage, hinting at the insights and reflections to come. It makes the reader invested in what’s going to happen As college counselors, you can help students craft an opening paragraph that sets up the rest of the story. Here’s an example: 1️⃣Opening Sentence: A chill ran down my spine as I stepped into the brightly lit circus tent. 2️⃣Middle Sentence Describing the Fear: The bright colors and exaggerated features of the clown twisted into a nightmarish vision. 3️⃣Final Sentence (The Promise): How did someone with coulrophobia, or the fear of clowns, end up at the circus? Now you can spend the entire essay unraveling the story By teaching students to create that irresistible opening, you empower them to capture admissions officers' attention from the start.

🌟 Optimal SQE2 study strategy: Tutored practice reigns supreme! Conduct live one-to-one mocks, then dive into professional post-mock discussions with a qualified tutor. 🎓 Proven effective for LPC exams and resits. Tailor your approach: a single mock for challenging assessments or least favorite practice areas suffices with ample work experience. More details and tips in the article: https://lnkd.in/d6XrHzxr

A demonstration of basic concepts for a 2 man element clearing a residential sized space. You can see deliberate and dynamic movement used when appropriate, given the manpower/mission/environment. We teach all our courses based on principles and with those 3 factors in mind, instead of teaching 1 doctrinal approach that is regurgitated or watered down from a specific unit. By teaching students the principles and then allowing them to problem solve, they develop their own SOPs and take ownership of the concepts, which creates a better learning environment for the adult mind, vs the classic “repeat what I’m doing” that you often see.