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What's Our Reputation?
A look into the reputation of teachers and the picture that I want to replace that with.
Katherine
15 May, 2023
Teaching
Playing with Dynamics
Shifting your delivery to make your words hit the mark.
Katherine
1 May, 2023
Teaching
Fail Fast
Getting back to the task at hand sooner by admitting “failure” and choosing to move on.
Katherine
17 Apr, 2023
Teaching
Moving Beyond Work vs Play: The Benefits of the 'Sandbox'
Stage, Sanctuary or Sandbox? Finding a better work-life balance for teachers through exploring a different way of working.
Katherine
11 Apr, 2023
Teaching
Miscellaneous
Dropping Your Pride
A lesson learnt while lost in the middle of the bush... at night!
Katherine
27 Mar, 2023
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Collaboration Over Competition
What holds us back from sharing our time, knowledge and resources with other teachers? Can we look at things another way?
Katherine
6 Mar, 2023
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Make Meetings Work
Change up your staff meetings to make them more effective for everyone. Practical ideas to trial now!
Katherine
20 Feb, 2023
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Staff Meetings: Trial & Error Until it Works
The importance of iteration in improving communication with staff: Lessons from a startup's project management journey.
Katherine
6 Feb, 2023
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Blog series: What Can Teachers Learn From Other Professions?
Stepping outside the box to uncover an underutilised source of professional development for teachers
Katherine
27 Jan, 2023
Teaching
attheminute teaching mission
An overview of my attheminute teaching mission sharing what it means to be purposeful, in control, inspired and to have done enough.
Katherine
23 Jan, 2023
Teaching
The Power of the Quiet Voice
When shouting isn't getting you anywhere, try this approach instead.
Katherine
23 Dec, 2022
Teaching
Term 4 2022 Round Up
Approaching the end of another year already! It's been a hard one. And you've done enough.
Katherine
14 Dec, 2022
Teaching
Set for Success in Reading
Practical tips for setting up and running a successful Reading programme for Year 7-8 students
Katherine
27 Nov, 2022
Teaching
Warm Up Games for PE
A range of fun, low-prep warm up activities for your next PE lesson!
Katherine
19 Nov, 2022
Teaching
Term 3 2022 Round Up
It's already time for a Round Up of another term. And it's a hard one to sum up...
Katherine
29 Sep, 2022
Teaching
"Don’t sit down."
A piece of advice that I received 7 years ago that still plays on my mind every day in the classroom
Katherine
2 Sep, 2022
Teaching
Bringing Les Mills to the classroom
Taking the coaching feedback from Les Mills and using it to improve my classroom teaching practice too!
Katherine
26 Aug, 2022
Teaching
What is Dual Coding?
A introduction to Dual Coding for teachers and how it can be used to promote effective learning in the classroom.
Katherine
25 Aug, 2022
Teaching
Why use Success Criteria?
Success criteria are a powerful tool to support student learning and motivation in the classroom so let's use them!
Katherine
31 Jul, 2022
Teaching
Creating Travel Inspired Classroom Décor
How my trip to Burano, Venice has inspired my first classroom decor product line!
Katherine
30 Jul, 2022
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Term 2 2022 Round Up
Already halfway through the year! Time to reflect on Term 2 2022!
Katherine
4 Jul, 2022
Teaching
Dealing with Challenging Student Behaviour
An approach to try when faced with challenging student behaviour
Katherine
23 May, 2022
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Term 1 2022 Round Up
Thoughts and take-aways from my first term of teaching back in NZ
Katherine
11 Apr, 2022
Teaching
My Story
Where I've come from and where to now. The old advice says to “trust your gut” right? So I guess it’s time to take the plunge and do just that!
14 Feb, 2022
Teaching
Scaffolding Writing for Struggling Students
How can we set our struggling students up for success in Writing?
Katherine
28 Jun, 2021
Teaching
Secondary School Teachers Should Spend a Day in Primary
We all have our preferences when it comes to teaching different year levels. But what if we stepped outside of our comfort zone bubbles into someone else's world?
Katherine
21 Jun, 2021
Teaching
33 Creative Writing Prompts
Pictures and sentence starters to use as inspiration for your next piece of writing!
Katherine
14 Jun, 2021
Teaching
*Shock Horror* Coloured Pencil in Writing Books
Why you should let your students use coloured pencil in their Writing books
Katherine
7 Jun, 2021
Teaching
What is a Story Mountain?
A quick rundown on the parts of a story mountain and how to use one in your writing lessons!
Katherine
31 May, 2021
Teaching
Using Mini Whiteboards in the Classroom
Any subject, any age! Ideas for using mini whiteboards in your next lesson!
Katherine
24 May, 2021
Teaching
Writing Checklists
Here you can find some child-speak checklists for different genres of writing. These can be used as your success criteria and self-assessment tools for your students.
Katherine
17 May, 2021
Teaching
55 Fun Writing Prompts
Stuck for inspiration for your next quick write or fast-finisher activity? Ignite your students’ creativity with these short prompts and watch them launch into writing!
Katherine
10 May, 2021
Teaching
How to Lesson Plan Efficiently
7 time-saving tips for teachers so you can get your planning done faster and reclaim your evenings!
Katherine
3 May, 2021
Teaching
What is Your Message?
How a simple question turned into my driving source of motivation for our at the minute teaching website
Katherine
26 Apr, 2021
Teaching
When Classroom Control is Slipping
A dive into behaviour management strategies for teachers to use when student behaviour starts to take a turn for the worse. Will you take the stern or heart-to-heart approach?
Emily
23 Mar, 2021
Teaching
Preserving Your Teacher Voice
How can you teach without your voice? Well, your students aren't going anywhere for starters. Emily from Staffroom Stories hits us with some top strategies to use when we feel our teacher voices slipping away!
Emily
21 Feb, 2021
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
The Final Hurdle in the Game That's Just Begun
Sum up the year: A rollercoaster of unexpected events. Like being hit by a bus over and over. Roll on 2021. Hear from three newly qualified PE teachers in an unprecedented start to their teaching careers.
Katherine
24 Dec, 2020
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Always Be Flexible
The new 'normal' for an NZ teacher in Dubai: Online learning, compulsory masks and managing two classrooms at once...wait what?
Katherine
21 Dec, 2020
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
The Worst Year Ever!
"I stopped working, packed a suitcase in one day and the next day I took a one-way flight to Greece." Could you uproot your life in a day?
Katherine
21 Dec, 2020
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Challenging But Rewarding
Masters - check. New school - check. New house - check. Second child - check. This year was already set to be a big one. Ah. Take a seat COVID.
Katherine
20 Dec, 2020
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
An Unforgettable Year
“We need to give our students more credit than we sometimes do.” Hear from an incredible intermediate school teacher with her take on teaching in 2020.
Katherine
20 Dec, 2020
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Scanning for Viruses...Case Confirmed
Wondering how schools adapted for reopening this term? Here's a sneak peek inside a handful of London schools and their COVID-secure practices:
Katherine
6 Dec, 2020
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
School Restart
Bring on June and a structured return to school for Years 1 & 6 and Nursery & Reception.
Katherine
5 Dec, 2020
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
School Standby
What happened after my school closed? With school as we knew it on hold, what did this new world of remote learning look like?
Katherine
3 Dec, 2020
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
Experiences of Teaching in 2020
What a year it has been! How have us teachers faired in a schooling year far from what we know and love to hate?
Katherine
30 Nov, 2020
🔗 Blog series
Teaching
School Shutdown
Two days before my school closed down was the most hectic day I think I’ve ever had at school. Wednesday 18th March at 2.42pm. My school was declared closed.
Katherine
30 Nov, 2020
Teaching
London
MY TAKE: Supply Teaching in London
Ever thought about doing supply teaching but hesitant about taking the plunge? Here's how I found my first half term. SPOILER ALERT: No chairs were thrown (by myself or students).
Katherine
26 Oct, 2020
Teaching
b’s, d’s, p’s & q’s
Why do children get so muddled when it comes to writing these letters?
Katherine
30 Jul, 2020
Teaching
How to write reports (without dying!)
9 tips to help you get off the ground this report writing season! No more w(h)ine 🍷 -ing. Get stuck in!
Katherine
17 May, 2020
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