Rita, a teacher from Amsterdam was appalled when a pupil showed her her private holiday snapshots taken from Facebook during a traineeship in Curacao. ‘ I didn’t wear anything indecent and didn’t throw up or anything, but it was very shocking.’ Fortunately, the same...
Changing demographies in our countries have their effects on our classrooms. A true exchange of ideas requires an understanding of different beliefs and value systems. What role does diversity have in your education? Do teacher training colleges in your country teach...
In the next issue of our Teacher Development Newsletter we will run an article on how our members deal with noisy and disruptive classes. A colleague of mine explains to his classes at the start of the year that pupils will be given an extra assignment if they don’t...
This week our dilemma is on ‘no child/learner left behind.’ What to do with diversity in your classroom? Teachers move away from the problem-based approach and move more towards the needs-based approach. Do you think you are trained to cater for...
In the Netherlands there is an ongoing discussion on how we could improve our education. A panel of 10 educators came up with the following suggestions: improve image of the teacher more opportunities to grow for teachers, but make sure you name and shame when...
Friend Karen Richardson has reached out to the teacher development community to help out a colleague. She sent me the following email (also posted on our Facebook page): “A colleague has asked me whether I would be her assessor/tutor for her Teaching Practice....
