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August 18th, 2020
Video Interview about Thinking Tools in the Daily Classroom – Consultants Eric Frangenheim and Karen Boyes
Education consultant Eric Frangeheim has created a short video conversation with world-renowned education consultant, Karen Boyes speaking at the recent Teachers Matter Online Summit. We invite you to visit this post to listen in about Eric’s ...
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Education consultant Eric Frangeheim has created a short video conversation with world-renowned education consultant, Karen Boyes speaking at the recent Teachers Matter Online Summit. We invite you to visit this post to listen in about Eric’s ...
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January 2nd, 2019
Reasons why it is a privilege and a pleasure to be a teacher
I can try out my ideas on other people’s children before trying these ideas on mine. (and they send them home after school!)I can be myself in the classroom.I can experiment with unusual ideas to engage and excite all my students.I can be assured ...
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I can try out my ideas on other people’s children before trying these ideas on mine. (and they send them home after school!)I can be myself in the classroom.I can experiment with unusual ideas to engage and excite all my students.I can be assured ...
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November 14th, 2017
How to teach your students to be risk-takers in lessons and life
TEACHING TIP: HOW TO CREATE YOUR THINKING CLASSROOM (WITH THE ‘EXPERT-FREE ZONE’):
Teachers often tell me they find it difficult to engage all students in their classes. I agree – it’s tricky to encourage all students (whether...
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TEACHING TIP: HOW TO CREATE YOUR THINKING CLASSROOM (WITH THE ‘EXPERT-FREE ZONE’):
Teachers often tell me they find it difficult to engage all students in their classes. I agree – it’s tricky to encourage all students (whether...
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July 13th, 2017
What if you’ve got only 60 seconds to hook them in?
When we watch a film, read a book or go to a play, invariably something happens in the first 60-90 seconds to set the scene, create tension, expose a problem or state a purpose. In short, we are ‘hooked in’, we are invested, we want to know more....
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When we watch a film, read a book or go to a play, invariably something happens in the first 60-90 seconds to set the scene, create tension, expose a problem or state a purpose. In short, we are ‘hooked in’, we are invested, we want to know more....
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June 14th, 2017
What’s your teaching symbol or ‘mascot’? Here’s why mine is Rodin’s The Thinker
Do you have a teaching mascot? What symbolises your teaching philosophy? My mascot and company logo is Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’ sculpture. I also celebrate ‘light bulb’ moments in learning!
Here’s my story of how I went from an ord...
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Do you have a teaching mascot? What symbolises your teaching philosophy? My mascot and company logo is Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’ sculpture. I also celebrate ‘light bulb’ moments in learning!
Here’s my story of how I went from an ord...
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May 25th, 2017
Why the best learning occurs when the teacher is quiet (and why teachers don’t need to do magic tricks)
Teachers, do you ever get asked, “How on earth do you entertain 30 kids in a classroom every day?” For many people outside education, the idea of being a teacher can seem threatening, exhausting and even overwhelming. The mere thought of standing...
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Teachers, do you ever get asked, “How on earth do you entertain 30 kids in a classroom every day?” For many people outside education, the idea of being a teacher can seem threatening, exhausting and even overwhelming. The mere thought of standing...
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