Having a growth mindset is the most important skill we can develop and encourage in our day to day role as teachers and educators. It is our responsibility to nurture learners and help them become successful and achieve their potential. In doing so we must approach this task with an open mind, a mindset that […]
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As teachers it is vital that we uphold a growth mindset; it is the very nature of what we do for a living and we must ensure we understand what that means in order to continue progressing and developing in our careers. As teachers it is important to understand and accept that we too, just
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In teaching we come into contact with a wide range of learning abilities and attainments, but what do these terms actually mean and denote? When we measure our students’ progress we are actually dealing with both concepts and we need to have a clear understanding of what they really mean. When we refer to a
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As teachers we have two very powerful tools that we can use to develop our teaching and achieve successful outcomes: praise and feedback. These two methods come hand in hand and can be used as very effective motivators and tools of recognition. They are ways that we can develop our relationships with our students, nurture
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The way we think determines all the outcomes we have; we have the ability to shape and manage our direction in life and in our career, as well as that of our learners. Therefore, the way we think has an incredibly large impact on the direction that we take – or don’t take. The way
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve been taking a journey through the understanding of growth and fixed mindsets and how the mindset we have affects our teaching. If you’re reading this blog then you’ve taken the decision to pause and reflect on your own mindset. Fantastic! Now would be great time to ask yourself the
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Learning is a massive concept and has many layers attached to it. As Educators we are always providing learning to others – it is what we do, our job, our duty, our responsibility but most of all our privilege to shape the minds of the young people we teach. However, learning does not just stop
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To be a teacher is to take on a very privileged, rewarding and challenging career. Working in the classroom on a daily basis with young people as our regular audience can lead us to question whether we are doing things right. We wonder could we have delivered a certain task in a better style? Could
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A Teacher Portfolio is such an important aspect of TPD and Growth Mindset. It is your own record of evidence of all that you have achieved in your career and as such is something you can be very proud of. As we continue on our career pathways it is vital that we own our progression
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As educators it is our duty and daily experience to teach students, ready them for assessments and broaden their learning journey to prepare them for life. Therefore, surely it is also our duty to remain relevant? To develop our own skills and abilities to ensure we are providing our learners with the best education we
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