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Seven Ways To Reduce Teacher Workload by @guruteaching

Seven Ways To Reduce Teacher Workload by @guruteaching

“Reduce teacher workload!” can be heard up and down the country, in staffrooms and online. The truth is it’s one of the simplest things that schools can do to help retain staff and maintain their wellbeing.

That being said, however, some schools aren’t doing all they can to remove unnecessary burdens. Those who have done so, enjoy rave reviews on Twitter and elsewhere, which of course doesn’t do…

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EdTech Tools: How To Choose The Right One by @guruteaching

EdTech Tools: How To Choose The Right One by @guruteaching

EdTech tools themselves are simple to use, the real challenge is knowing where to start.

I don’t know about you, but I get completely overwhelmed by the number of EdTech tools out there. I’m bombarded constantly by emails and tweets telling me I *have* to sign up to the latest app or website. I’m no technophobe and I know it can save me time, or help me create more engaging lessons, but where do…

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How to Improve Literacy by @GuruTeaching

WHY WE SHOULD FOCUS ON HOW TO IMPROVE LITERACY Knowing how to improve literacy is crucial if we are to improve the life chances of our students. The attainment gap between highly literate students and their less literate peers is stark. Add to that the complexity of examination questions and the texts that often accompany them and you have a perfect storm. Students who are well-read and who have…

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Starting a class blog in 5 minutes by @guruteaching

Starting a class blog in 5 minutes by @guruteaching

Starting a class blog is one of the most effective ways to engage students in and beyond your lessons. I’ve been using them for years and my students absolutely love them. Recently, my Year 10 class asked me to create one just for them. They’d heard from some older students how much they enjoyed learning in this way and why blogging beats using “traditional” methods hands down. I would agree for…

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Student presentations: Are they useful? by @guruteaching

Student presentations: Are they useful? by @guruteaching

In all my years of teaching, I’ve rarely come across students who were naturally ‘good’ at presenting. In theory, student presentations should demonstrate knowledge of their chosen topic. But too often the breadth of knowledge or depth of understanding fails to show what was supposed to have been learnt. In this post, I’ve put together some of the tips I’ve given to my students so that they can…

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Measuring Progress: A Pointless Exercise? by @guruteaching

Measuring Progress: A Pointless Exercise? by @guruteaching

Last time you were observed teaching a lesson, did your observer focus on ‘measuring progress’ in their feedback? What exactly did they mention? Did you believe them? Did you feel proud or ashamed of the feedback? Did either of you ‘grade’ the quality of the teaching or even the teacher? Was the amount or rate of learning measured? Was the observation a positive, or even a useful experience?…

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Answering Questions at Teaching Interviews by @guruteaching

Answering Questions at Teaching Interviews by @guruteaching

Does the thought of answering questions at teaching interviews fill you with dread? For many, the answer is a resounding yes. Not only is the application process extremely time-consuming, but if you are lucky to reach the interview stage, you will deal with on-the-spot pressures too. Most schools will observe a lesson you’ve prepared before moving to formal interviews. If you reach this stage…

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Measuring Progress: A Pointless Exercise? by @guruteaching

Measuring Progress: A Pointless Exercise? by @guruteaching

Last time you were observed teaching a lesson, did your observer focus on ‘measuring progress’ in their feedback? What exactly did they mention? Did you believe them? Did you feel proud or ashamed of the feedback? Did either of you ‘grade’ the quality of the teaching or even the teacher? Was the amount or rate of learning measured? Was the observation a positive, or even a useful experience?…

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