How to Answer the Teacher Interview Question: What is your Greatest Weakness? 1

How to Answer the Teacher Interview Question: What is your Greatest Weakness?

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What is Your Greatest Weakness Interview Tips & Example Answers The interview question “What is your greatest weakness?” will come up in some form during your teacher interview. It may be phrased as “Identify an opportunity for development”, or “Which aspect of your teaching practice do you need to develop further?”. There will be a …

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Painting with Balls: 5 Sensory Art Activities 2

Painting with Balls: 5 Sensory Art Activities

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Painting with Balls: An Engaging Sensory Art Activity Looking for a creative art project that also builds a variety of skills for kids? Painting with balls is an innovative, hands-on activity children love. By providing balls of different sizes and textures, kids can create unique painted designs while developing motor, sensory, and cognitive skills. This …

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Learn, Unlearn, Relearn: Essential for Teacher Professional Development 3

Learn, Unlearn, Relearn: Essential for Teacher Professional Development

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What is Learn, Unlearn, Relearn? Learn, Unlearn, Relearn is a critical process for teacher professional development that allows teachers to stay up-to-date on the latest research and best practices, and to adapt their teaching to the changing needs of their students. Why is it important for teachers to engage in Learn, Unlearn, Relearn? The education …

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Inside the First AI Designed Sensory Room 4

Inside the First AI Designed Sensory Room

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Welcome to Sensory Zone! The Best AI-Imagined Sensory Room In Britain A Sensory Sanctuary Inside an imaginary unassuming, dull and frankly boring-looking ex-office building located between a ring road and an industrial estate sits Sensory Zone. The most expensive and high-tech Sensory Room in Britain. Loaded with every piece of equipment you could dream up …

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100 Ways Cardboard Boxes Can Be Used For Play 5

100 Ways Cardboard Boxes Can Be Used For Play

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Using Cardboard Boxes in Pretend Play Cardboard boxes are one of the easiest play resources to acquire for free. As the Founder and Lead Researcher of the Inclusiveteach Project, one of my core focus areas is studying how we can empower creativity and development in children. Pretend play has long been recognised by experts as …

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The Importance of High Expectations for Pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) 6

The Importance of High Expectations for Pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

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What Research Says About High Expectations and SEN Special Educational Needs (SEN) is a term that encompasses a wide range of learning difficulties, disabilities, and conditions that make it harder for children to learn than most children of the same age. These needs can be broad, ranging from physical disabilities, cognitive impairments, emotional and behavioural …

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17 Teaching Methodologies To Up-Level Your Teaching 7

17 Teaching Methodologies To Up-Level Your Teaching

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Choosing an Appropriate Teaching Method for the Outcome you Want. There are a wide variety of teaching methodologies utilised in classrooms today. Each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages based on the learning objectives, subject matter, and needs of students. Selecting the right methodology requires careful consideration of how each strategy engages learners, the …

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Compassionate Leadership & Crucial Conversations in Schools 8

Compassionate Leadership & Crucial Conversations in Schools

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Effective Communication Approaches for Education Leaders Educational leaders face the complex tasks of managing staff, improving student outcomes, and driving school success. How leaders communicate with teachers, parents, and other stakeholders can greatly impact the school culture and environment. Two relevant communication approaches are crucial conversations and compassionate leadership.  Comparing Crucial Conversations & Compassionate Leadership …

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140+ Elf on the Shelf Ideas For Your Classroom 12

140+ Elf on the Shelf Ideas For Your Classroom

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The holidays present a magical time of year for classrooms to engage students with joyful learning activities. An Elf on the Shelf is the perfect way to add festive excitement while creatively reinforcing academic skills and concepts. Having an elf appear overnight to leave behind math games, science experiments, reading activities, and everything in between …

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22 Engaging Ice Play Activities 13

22 Engaging Ice Play Activities

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22 Engaging Ice Play Activities for Kindergarten/EYFS Ice play is a fun and engaging way for kindergarten children to learn and explore their surroundings. It can help them develop their creativity, problem-solving skills, and fine motor skills. In this post, we will discuss some creative ice play activities for kindergarten children that teachers can use …

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20+ Great Thanksgiving Activities for Kindergarten 15

20+ Great Thanksgiving Activities for Kindergarten

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Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to celebrate and be grateful with your kindergarten children. There are many fun and educational activities that you can do with them to make this holiday more meaningful and memorable. Here are some suggestions for 20 great Thanksgiving activities for kindergarten: Kindergarten Thanksgiving Activities Pumpkin Pie Ingredients: Simple Pumpkin Pie …

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Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR): How to Help Children who have Retained this Reflex 16

Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR): How to Help Children who have Retained this Reflex

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What is the Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR)? The tonic labyrinthine reflex (TLR) is one of several infant reflexes that are completely normal in babies under 6 months old. When the TLR is triggered, it causes babies to tilt their heads back and tense their bodies when the head changes position. For example, when you lie …

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Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence and Teaching 17

Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence and Teaching

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Emotional Intelligence: What Teachers Need to Know Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to perceive, understand, and manage one’s own emotions and relationships. It involves being aware of emotions in oneself and others and using this awareness to guide thinking and behavior. Emotionally intelligent individuals can motivate themselves, read social cues, and build strong relationships. …

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10 Special Education Teaching Styles 18

10 Special Education Teaching Styles

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10 Special Education Teaching Styles & Approaches Special education is a broad term that encompasses the provision of education for pupils with special educational needs (SEN). SEN can include learning difficulties, physical disabilities, sensory impairments, communication disorders, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and autism spectrum disorders. According to the 2001 SEN Code of Practice, there are …

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Lesson Observations & Ofsted: The Importance of Typicality. 19

Lesson Observations & Ofsted: The Importance of Typicality.

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Ensuring Typicality in Lesson Observations: Why it Matters for Ofsted Inspections Ofsted inspectors state they aim to observe classroom teaching and learning as it normally occurs in a regular school week. Witnessing aspects of typicality and embedded routines is crucial to understanding the efficacy of a school’s pedagogy and curriculum implementation over time. It would …

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