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How virtual reality can augment or distract from education

As a K-12 teacher, you must always be willing to try new things — and virtual reality (VR) is an extremely promising avenue. However, given the alarming rate at which edtech startups fail, you may ...

Book Review: The Behaviour Guru

This is essential reading for any and all teachers – supply or permanent – and cover supervisors; it starts off with some general observations on human behaviour and how this can be reflected in th...

Book Review: Getting the buggers to behave

The title notwithstanding, this book is a useful and insightful guide to managing a classroom successfully, offering detailed suggestions on how to be an effective leader and teacher in any situati...

Why learning is more than cognition

As a psychologist, I’m obviously pleased that teachers are becoming so enthusiastic about how psychological principles can be used in education“, writes teacher Marc SmithThe overwhelming interest ...

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7 tips to help students become strong independent readers

Are you and your students getting the most out of your guided reading lesson plans? Guided reading books for teachers like The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading by Jan Richardson are a great reso...

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Teenagers are like soap

I read this in a magazine recently: Think of a teenager as a wet bar of soap. If your contact is too light, it will slip out. If you apply too much pressure, it will do the same. While th...