OVERLOAD & TRYING TO COPE BUT…
Teaching is an incredibly rewarding job, but some days feel like you’re constantly juggling emotions — the students’ and your… Read More..
HOW WE SEE
The overload factors diagram has helped me to understand that there is so much more to a child's potential for… Read More..
STAY OUT OF THE JUNGLE
I now realise how often I’ve unintentionally joined students in the Jungle. When I feel personally challenged, or when my… Read More..
WHAT’S HARD? SCAFFOLD THAT!
Many students struggle with negative self-talk and built-up failure is perhaps one of the hardest walls to shift. When I… Read More..
A SQUIGGLE & A LINE
The gauge image has helped me to better understand students with extra sensory needs, movement needs (e.g. ADHD). That squiggle… Read More..
RULE-CONSEQUENCE-FRESH START
The sequence and process of: Rule, Consequence, Fresh Start, resonates with me. It’s a concept I practice subconsciously in the… Read More..
CONCEPTS
WHAT CAN CHANGE?
I need to be more mindful about what genuinely helps me reset. I used to spend my break preparing for… Read More..
WHAT’S HARD? SCAFFOLD THAT!
“Connect and collect success” – this is my favourite strategy! I have found over so many years of teaching that… Read More..
CONCEPTS
A SQUIGGLE & A LINE
emotions are neither good or bad and even the older kids are still confused by their emotions. Our senior students… Read More..
RULE-CONSEQUENCE-FRESH START
I have been loosely applying the rules and consequences for many years, but not so much the fresh start concept.… Read More..