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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle

6 17, 2021

‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle’* Embed from Getty Images Exhorting others to “be kind” is not helpful if we don’t take time to clarify what “being kind” is like. Being kind is often used as a place holder for showing empathy (cognitive, emotional and compassionate). An observation that prompts […]

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Learning how to put my face in the water

5 19, 2018

Or Chapter 4. How do you design rubrics to accompany the authentic assessment? Pam Hook There can be no more authentic task for a five year old than putting your face in the water when learning to swim. The indispensable conditions for improvement are that the student comes to hold a concept of quality roughly […]

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Time to Tag a Teacher

11 18, 2017

Do you know any creative and critical thinkers at your school? Essential Resources are running a Tag a teacher competition on their Facebook page. Surprise a colleague with some great professional reading for the summer break.

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