Getting Better Together
I don’t know about you, but as I went through school and university I was a crammer. I would always wait until the night before an assessment or exam and do all the work the night before. While we all know this doesn’t create long-term memory, it works if all you want is to pass […]
Just last month I was outside trying to get the lawn mowed before the weekend. I had 20 plus children coming over for a party and they needed somewhere to run around. We had just moved into our new rental, which sat on 1800 square metres of land. I was halfway through already, because I […]
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As I write my book Work Less Teach More I am researching ways to help teachers be effective and save time. One of the great books on effectiveness is a book by Stephen Covey called The 7 Habits of highly Effective People. This book is an absolute classic and provides one of the starting points for […]
Learn more about Mote Transcript Dan: (00:00)Hi everyone. And welcome to the effective teaching podcast. I’m your host, Dan Jackson. And today I am talking to one of my great friends and mentors, Eleni Kyritsis. So welcome back, Eleni, cause you have been on our show before. Eleni: (00:14)Thanks then. Yes, I am delighted to […]
Show Notes My Lightbulb moment I was listening to a business coach give a presentation around creating products and services for people. He was talking about business goals for your customers. And he broke it down so beautifully for me that suddenly everything made sense. Bear with me for a sec while I explain. I […]
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In this episode, Dan tackles how you can structure units based on student learning Episode 60 How to Structure Units Based on How Students Learn is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Grab your workbook, complete it and submit it for 1 hr of professional development. A certificate of completion is also […]
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In this episode, Dan interviews Cassie Stephen to discuss how art can help students become lifelong learners. Episode 58 How can art help our students become lifelong learners? is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Join the Facebook Community Some people underestimate the power of art in transforming mindset and behaviour. Practising […]
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In this episode, Dan explains how behaviour management effects not just learning, but lifelong learning. Episode 55 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Join the Facebook Community Video show Show notes Things to avoid Yell at a student… ok to raise your voice to get attention but yelling at a student […]
Deliberate practice is practice that has specific goals for improvement, repetition and feedback to ensure that the goal is met and that there is a measured improvement in performance. When applied to teaching this process naturally leads to a focus on classroom practice. But an often overlooked aspect of this process is the need for […]