This article was first published as part of a global conversation on the future of teaching. The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a well-documented spotlight on inadequate systems and infrastructure in education. Across the U.S., for example, student engagement has plummeted (Herold and Yettick Kurtz, 2020) as schools and districts navigate the transition to remote learning. […]
This articles was first published as part of a global conversation on the future of teaching. It’s been a tough year for optimists. Granted, it’s been a really tough year for everyone. But optimists have been hit pretty hard in all of this. Politics, the COVID-19 pandemic and the guilt and uncertainty around class closures […]
Watch this 2 minute video about effective approaches to online and digital learning. Dr Yue-on Ko is the Assistant Professor of Education Policy and Leadership at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. In this video, Dr Ko talks about sharing research and keeping in contact with schools during this time. Take some time to reflect […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Multilingual thinking in multicultural classrooms Schools are microcosms of society, and as such they draw upon the multilingual and multicultural richness and heritages of the societies in which they are based, and of every individual that is part of their community at any one time. I have always been […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ How can we promote independent learning through and beyond the curriculum? The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues has highlighted and explored the role of youth social action (YSA) in creating effective ‘learners for life’ through its development of young people’s character. YSA refers to ‘practical action in the […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Why does curriculum development seem so hard? Up and down the country, many practitioners are being motivated by a renewed focus on curriculum development. One practitioner said to me: ‘This is a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to look at curriculum from a blank sheet of paper. I’ll probably never get this […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ The potential of digital technology in education School closures in Spring 2020 focused attention on the potential of digital technologies in education. Teachers, learners and schools have needed to develop new strategies for learning in their own unique context with the time, space, skills and resources available to them. […]
Watch this 2 minute video about developing pupils’ and teachers’ digital skills. Liz Jones is the Learning Technology Manager at The British School, The Netherlands. In this video, Liz talks about the skills that teachers and pupils need in today’s schools. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. Share your experiences with educators […]
Three years ago, I moved back to the UK, having worked internationally for seven years. Being an active educator on social media, I had read about a potential teacher wellbeing crisis and the impact of this for recruitment and retention. After taking on a role as deputy head in a small independent school in Northamptonshire, […]
Watch this 2 minute video about effective approaches to online and digital learning. Dr Kristen Weatherby is an Education researcher and consultant. In this video, Kristen talks about the benefits of education technology in today’s schools. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. Share your experiences with educators globally by joining the discussion […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Decolonisation, power and knowledge in the curriculum Within higher education, the phrase ‘decolonising the curriculum’ originated as part of the Rhodes Must Fall movement, originating in Cape Town, South Africa. The debate centred on the presence of a statue of imperialist politician Cecil Rhodes outside of the University of […]
The Black Lives Matter movement has brought to the forefront Britain’s own colonial history, and how it has been presented to students in schools. Subjects from the humanities through to representation in STEM subjects are coming under fire as Eurocentric – marginalising and ignoring crucial figures, details and opportunities for a wider conversation with students […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ The role of youth social action in creating independent learners Through our work on Youth Social Action (YSA), we see a great deal of overlap in the skills and processes that support independent learning, and those that are developed within YSA projects. In this article, we look at how […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Emergency remote teaching vs online learning This research summary discusses a recently published article comparing emergency remote teaching and online learning (Hodges et al., 2020). Millions of students around the world have been learning remotely since schools and FE providers closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Teachers have […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Outdoor learning and wellbeing As many schools across the world are reopening or preparing to reopen to more pupils – some settings are considering increasing outdoor learning in order to provide a safer learning environment where coronavirus is less likely to spread (Quian et al., 2020). However, spending more […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Journal clubs as an approach to teacher CPD Journal clubs have been used widely in medical settings since the 19th century during training and as ongoing professional development. Meetings are led by a facilitator who begins by reading a summary of a pre-decided paper or article and guides a […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ What does effective professional learning look like in the 21st century? For secondary school teachers, I have always found the expression ‘professional learning’ somewhat vague and amorphous. It lacks the enchantment, essence and energy of what I know from my own experience of growing as a subject teacher and […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Community-building in a time of crisis Perspective can be elusive at times like these. The unprecedented nature and monumental scale of the COVID-19 crisis can blind us to those mundane, minute experiences that are our best guides to action. Take, for example, something that every teacher will have experienced: […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ Self-directed learning, autonomy and distance learning One thing that everybody involved in the education system has learned over the last couple of months, is how flexible and adaptive learning environments can be. Emergency remote learning had to be established quickly in school systems worldwide and new challenges emerged. Now […]
Chartered College of Teaching ¬∑ How can a learning community be designed… My background is in teacher learning and I have always been fascinated by the factors that influence teacher engagement in professional learning activities in schools. I have spent years studying teacher learning and comparing the learning that takes place in schools with […]
