God grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change;courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time;enjoying one moment at a […]
Teacher Character Strengths: Which are the nine characteristics of a great teacher?
Hello my friends! Positive psychology is said to be an umbrella term for the study of positive emotions, positive character traits, and enabling institutions (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005). It can […]
WHAT MAKES GREAT TEACHING?
Hello my friends! Teacher quality is what teachers know and bring to the classroom. Teaching quality is what teachers do with what they know once they get inside the classroom. It includes […]
16 Practical Ideas for students with ADD
Hello my friends! Thank you very much for your kind emails!!! After twenty years in education (with students who experience dyslexia, reading, spelling, handwriting difficulties, ADD) and counselling, I know that teachers […]
The positive side of negative emotions
Hello my friends! Emotions can influence behavior, but they have other implications, as well. One important function of emotion is to provide information (Schwarz & Clore, 1983). Emotion regulation is driven by […]
Teacher Stress
Hello my friends! The National Union of Teachers (UK) indicates the ways in which stress manifests itself: “The effects of stress can be manifested in many different ways including physical effects such […]
The Effective Teacher
Hello my friends! I just finished a wonderful book: 12 characteristics of an effective teacher by Robert J. Walker. Inspirational Stories of Teachers Who inspired Others to Become Teachers. I would like […]
Want a young child to “help” or to “be a helper”? Word Choice Matters.
My dearest friends, hello! Can a subtle linguistic cue that invokes the self motivate children to help? In two experiments, 3- to 6-year-old children (N = 149) were exposed to the idea […]
The Great Teacher
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops”. H. Adams (1918)
EIGHT THINGS GREAT TEACHERS DO DIFFERENTLY
My friends, hi! I would like to share with you this great article written by Samantha Twiselton published by The Conversation. Samantha Twiselton is a Director of Sheffield Institute of Education and […]