Ice breakers: starting lessons or meetings
This post is about ice breakers, and how we can plan for starting a session effectively without distracting from our contents.
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Getting started with educational research
Getting started with educational research is a short introduction to the research process and offers help with questions and methods.
Book review: Doing research in education – Theory and practice
This review is about the book "Doing research in education". A fabulous resource and introduction to doing research in education.
Playing games in lessons
Games are often used as motivators in lessons, but games shall not become the main focus. We are teachers and learning needs to be central to lessons.
Classroom management
The classroom is a place where learning happens and should be encouraged, therefore classroom management relates to the strategies a teacher can use to organise students' learning. According to Garrett (2015) classroom management can be considered in five...
Professional development portfolios
Many teacher training sessions and professional development courses nowadays link to or culminate in the compilation of portfolios. Portfolios are evidences and resources that are gathered and annotated systematically to provide an overview of the...
How to create a research poster
Nowadays more and more emphasis is placed upon the impact of research. In many cases research students are even required to create a research poster as part of their thesis and enquiry submissions. However, how do you create a research poster?
Action research or case study?
When planning for a practice-based enquiry or small-scale study you will most often be confronted with the choice between an action research or case study approach. Here is a simplified exploration to get you started.
Plagiarism
What is plagiarism? What are the consequences of plagiarism? What can you do to avoid plagiarising work? A brief introduction.
Writing a good academic essay
Consider some key elements when writing an academic essay: structure, language, use of sources.
Action plan template
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Writing an action plan
How to write an action plan in order to improve teaching practice. An action plan should include targets, next steps and success criteria for it to be meaningful.
Critical incidents according to Tripp
This is a brief outline of what Tripp considers as critical incidents.
Reflective model according to Gibbs
This is a brief description of how the reflective cycle according to Gibbs works.
Reflective model according to Rolfe et al.
This is a description of how Rolfe's model of reflection should be used in order to improve practice and learning.
Teaching and reflective practice
Teaching and learning are complex due to the many factors that impact what happens in a classroom. Teachers need to constantly adapt and change their activities and plans accordingly. And in order to do just that in an efficient and effective way,...