It’s easy to lead with all manner of presumptions, assumptions and pre-conceived ideas. Lazy, in fact. But there’s a huge price to pay. If we’ve already made up our minds, we leave little room for encountering nuggets of wisdom and new ideas which present opportunities to learn. The alternative is to lead with curiosity. Curious…
Read MoreEating the PIE – pt2
This post is the second in the series of dealing with the Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of interventions. The first can be found here. I’ll be solely concerned with the Implementation phase in this article. Getting started can be the hardest thing. For example, when starting this blog I agonised over trivial matters and procrastinated…
Read MoreMy New Book!
I’ve got some exciting news to share with you. I have just published my first book which will be available for purchase in just under a weeks’ time! This work is another contribution of mine to the teaching community which I deeply care about. Stay posted for the release date!
Read MoreEating the PIE (Planning Implementation and Evaluation of intervention strategies)
Leading assessment body GL Education states that “the success of young people’s educational experience is heavily determined by the attitudes they bring to their learning”. As educators, we know this to be a universal truth. Levels of confidence, motivation and perceived learning capabilities play a huge role in students’ success and their overall experience of…
Read MoreGet That Job!
“We’ll done for making it this far, but unfortunately we went with the other candidate”. “Thanks for taking the time to apply, however we have decided not to progress any further with your application.” Even writing these words evokes the pang of disappointment from past rejection. Well, their loss anyway! When applying…
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