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When we have a large group of students in front of us, we often have a diverse range of attainment and learning styles. Often, when we prepare lessons, we focus on the weaker attainers and make sure we are supporting them through the use of simplified worksheets or scaffolding to support writing activities. However, it […]

Classroom management is a term we use to refer to how we manage the various rules and routines as well as reactions to our workspace or classroom. As a teacher it can be quite intimidating ensuring that the students in front of us all behave in a way that is respectful and conducive to learning

The topic of assessment for teachers is wide-reaching and can be a bit over-whelming when we have multiple students to assess on all different levels. Assessment ranges from immediate, formative feedback in the classroom to summative assessment of tests or key pieces of work. As teachers it is our duty to move students forward and

Being a teacher in Cameroon often feels more like a means of survival than an exciting career withopportunities for growth. While doing some research for this blog post, I came across the Global report on teachers’ and some ofthe key themes covered in this report were teacher shortages, the ongoing evolution of digitaltechnological advancements and

In order to have effective lessons where all our students make progress and achieve success, we must have an effective lesson plan in place. It is our responsibility to know what learners need to achieve in a lesson to ensure they are successful overall. We need to progress from previous lessons and help our students

Lesson Plans are a key document for teachers. They are the road-map through a lesson allowing us to have a clear plan and direction for each lesson we deliver. As we continue to create and develop our lesson plans, we will ultimately have a collection of them and thus a unit of work ready and

‘Deciding what to teach, in what order, and for how much time are the basic components of planning. The lesson plan serves as a map or checklist that guides us in knowing what we want to do next; these sequences of activities remind us of the goals and objectives of our lessons for our students.

Effective instruction is paramount for a successful lesson. It’s all very well planning a lesson, preparing all the resources and spending time making sure you have everything in place for a great lesson, but if our learners don’t understand what we want them to do and why, then more often than not, they won’t make

Spontaneity can be positive in our every day life. We can act on impulse – it is fun – and not consider the consequences. But, is this really the right way forward in teaching? Unlike in our every day lives, where we may only need to think about ourselves, teaching is a position of responsibility.

Why should we set goals? The dictionary defines a goal as the object of someone’s ambition, an aim or a desired result, and I would say that is very applicable to us as educators. As we enter our classrooms every day, we should always have goals and objectives running through our minds – that’s what