I have always believed that education is the key to success. I worked hard to achieve my goals, obtaining matriculation, a university degree, and a job. However, I was unprepared for the harsh realities of the professional world. Even educated and sensible male colleagues, once in power, could become tyrants. It was even worse when […]
Happy International Women’s Month. Be kind to each other. Read More »
In September 2023, we launched our Commonwealth endorsed competition to support Year of the Youth. On this Commonwealth Day, we announce and celebrate our 10 finalists! The Commonwealth’s 56 member countries have a combined population of 2.5 billion people, of which more than 60% are under 30 years of age. The Commonwealth sees young people
Commonwealth Finalists for Our Year of the Youth Competition! Read More »
Being a woman striving to succeed in a professional environment is no easy task; women have many challenges to face before they can be recognised as successful, yet there are vast numbers of women who have achieved innumerable things and faced challenging obstacles, overcoming them with triumph. It is no less challenging in an educational
International Women’s Day: Celebrating all our Strong Professional Women Read More »
I am a proud South African teacher, who started her teaching journey, twenty- seven years ago, teaching in the most rural and marginalized area. Being born during the apartheid era, allowed me an opportunity to be born and raised in two different environments, that is in the township as well as in the village. This
Born to inspire others to become the best they can be, through education Read More »
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
Promoting a Growth Mindset: Attainment V Ability Read More »
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
How to give praise and feedback in your classroom Read More »
Over the past few months Alex and I have been working on a particularly challenging but inspiring project supporting the Ministry of Education in the Seychelles and their Teacher Professional Development strategy. It has been an interesting project, beginning with a review of their Teacher Competency Standards and getting to grips with the practices and
Improving Teacher Standards Read More »
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
The Language of Mindsets Read More »
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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One of my favourite jobs here at Teach2030 is looking through the feedback given by participants in our courses. It is so wonderful and yet so humbling to hear how our courses have improved your teaching and improved your learners’ experiences. It is enriching to hear how our strategies are allowing students to progress, have
Teaching and Learning Around the World Read More »
