Summer holidays glimmers in the near distance, but there are a few solid weeks of learning left to go yet. And after the year we’ve had, student motivation, attention, and enthusiasm levels are harder to maintain than ever. But before you reach for [...]
After all we’ve been through over the past few months, a conventional mid-year report doesn’t seem fair for students or teachers. No surprise then that many schools are de-emphasizing grades, or leaving them out entirely. But students still want to know where they sit, and [...]
With our students readjusting to (relative) classroom normality post-COVID, teachers are now trying to find out just how much students learned during their time away from school. But with many of our students on shaky ground – emotionally and academically – slapping a high-stakes [...]
Despite your students’ objections and complaints of injustice, homework is continually proven to be beneficial to their mathematics learning. So how do you get them to engage with it? If you’re constantly setting homework that ends up undone and decaying at the bottom of [...]
Mathematics is an empowering and endlessly useful subject, but it just never seems to click with some students. Providing extra effort and support might see them achieve competency with a concept, but it’s back to square one again once you move onto a new [...]
We want happy and engaged children. It’s the pinnacle of home learning. The moments when your kids are swelling with pride because they finally tackled that hard question, the times they ask the most beautiful questions because they're genuinely curious! There’s nothing better. [...]
Another day of quarantine has come and gone and you are starting to feel like you’re at your breaking point. We get it, we’re feeling it too. Now, more than ever, it’s crucial to invest time in caring for yourself. When your cup [...]
As mathematics teachers, we’re used to teaching facts, formulas, and procedures. But in a world changing faster than ever, that’s not the only knowledge we want our students to leave with. Instead it’s on us to develop transferable soft skills like collaboration, communication, [...]
Home-learning is not easy. Most days, you warrant a pat on the back for getting through 2 out of 5 lessons. With distractions facing your child at every turn and a packed schedule of your own that needs attention, it often feels like [...]
Do you feel your most productive with your laptop out, in your PJs, still under the covers? We’d guess probably not. The same logic applies to your children. Converting a space in your house to a designated learning area can do a lot [...]
