Local nature experiences help children relate to other environments
My side of the street is shaded for hours longer than the opposite side which gets full sun for more than 6 hours a day, even in winter. The differences in sunlight affect the plant growth in these “microclimates.” On the “sunny side of the street the...
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Book Review: Dylan Wiliam’s Leadership for Teacher Learning: Creating a Culture Where All Teachers Improve so That All Students Succeed
This book is compulsory reading for all school leaders. Research studies have consistently revealed that it is quality teaching that has the greatest impact on student learning outcomes. Most teachers would accept this reality, evident in their willingness to attend...
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Energising Brain Breaks to Ignite Learning in the Classroom!
Brain Breaks are mental breaks designed to help students stay focused and attend. The Brain Breaks get students moving to carry blood and oxygen to the brain, providing a pause in the instructional flow and processing time for students to solidify their...
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Tired of SMART Goals; Try Some DUMB Ones Instead
Balancing data with important 21st-century skill sets One idea that has permeated education for the past few years is that of data, and using it to drive and shape instruction. This is a great idea because you as the teacher find out what is working...
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Cultivating Practical Optimism: A Key to Growing a Growth Mindset and Getting the Best from Your Brain
Earlier this year, we enjoyed meeting many educators from across Australia and New Zealand when we presented at the 2018 Hawker Brownlow Education Thinking & Learning Conference in Melbourne, Australia. In Donna’s session, “Creating Practically...
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Teacher Mindset Reminders
Teacher Mindset Reminders - An overview From my experience of working with schools on embedding ways of thinking that support the growth of each child, it has become clear that simple weekly messages for all staff to focus on have proved to be beneficial....
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Collision Contraptions
If you’ve ever doubted the natural engineering ability of you primary-aged students, just leave a large tub of dominoes in the cupboard of your classroom and wait for the next rainy day. They’ll be planning, building, testing and adjusting complex chain reactions...
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Scaffolding the Practice of Asking Questions and Defining Problems
With the adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), teachers are wondering how to teach their students to do the science and engineering practices (SEPs). Some SEPs, such as carrying out investigations and analyzing data, are a natural flow...
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STEM Road Map Curriculum Series
Map out a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving as you ground them in integrated STEM disciplines. This new K–12 curriculum series was developed to meet the growing need to infuse real-world learning into classrooms. The first five...
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Thinking & Learning 2019: Glen Pearsall
Glen Pearsall works throughout Australia as an educational consultant, specializing in feedback and assessment, workload reduction for teachers, and instructional practice.
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