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20 psychological principles for teachers #9 Motivation
Jun 06, 2015 |
Category: psychology
The next four posts in my series examining the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education's report on the Top 20 Principles From Psychology for Teaching and Learning will be on what motivates s...
Does engagement actually matter?
Mar 31, 2015 |
Category: learning
Suggesting that student engagement might actually be a bad thing tend to get certain people's dander up. There was a mild spat recently about Rob Coe reiterating that engagement was a 'poor proxy' for...
What if there was no outstanding?
Mar 16, 2014 |
Category: leadership
The cynics are right nine times out of ten.H.L. Mencken
Does the outstanding grade retard innovation or drive us towards excellence?This is just a flight of fancy; a thought experiment. What would hap...
Motivation: when the going gets tough, the tough get going
Aug 26, 2013 |
Category: learning
If ever you get embroiled in a discussion on Learning Styles you may well be confronted with the chestnut of motivation.Learning styles, it seems to me, are all about motivation and management, and no...
Team Meetings: some stuff I've learnt
Sep 01, 2011 |
Category: leadership
What with the introduction of Personal Learning & Thinking Skills, I've done loads of team work with students over the past few years and it was timely that tonight's #ukedchat's topic was 'How do you...
Team Meetings: some stuff I've learnt
Sep 01, 2011 |
Category: leadership
What with the introduction of Personal Learning & Thinking Skills, I've done loads of team work with students over the past few years and it was timely that tonight's #ukedchat's topic was 'How do you...
How to fix your attitude
Aug 31, 2011 |
Category: learning
Can you change how intelligent you are? Can you alter your personality? Can a student predicted a D grade get an A*? Are there things it is simply impossible for us to do?I’ve always fancied the idea...
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