Learning walks: What have they become?
Learning walks are full of potential to support awareness of the quality of learners’ experiences, provide opportunities for reflection, and get teams excitedly making the…
Deborah McVey
Improving teaching and learning: Are we asking the wrong question?
How do we improve teaching and learning? It’s a big question isn’t it? Some times though, it’s a question that perhaps we shouldn’t ask. This…
Are we kryptonite to our super hero teachers?
Teaching is a mystery. I don’t mean the many questions about what makes great learning though. The real mystery, the beautiful truth that can never…
What could brave and honest educators do for our learners’ mental wellbeing?
If you’ve been working in education for a while, you’ve almost certainly come across some mental health challenges. No, I don’t mean your own! Although…
Lesson observation records: A plea to box makers and their tickers
When it comes to observation records, I have issues with checklists, matrices, tables, scorecards, boxes to tick and all things criteria. I know this will…
What does your peer review do for you?
Inspection frequency, duration and intensity may change, but whatever happens, you’ll want to keep a handle on how good a deal your learners are getting.…
Is induction doing its job?
I can’t say this loud enough this year: DO INDUCTION PROPERLY. No, don’t go away. I’m not just talking to teachers. I’m talking to managers…
You call it staff development, but do your staff develop?
Staff development encompasses a variety of activities, but often right now it’s training event planning time. Only maybe it’s not, because it’s time to cope…
Learn Smarter with technology in the classroom
As more colleges look at adopting a ‘bring your own device’ policy, what do teachers and college management need to do to make them a…