| Dates: 16th & 17th April 2018 | Time: 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
Are you overwhelmed with all that you need to do and burnt out most of the time?
Do you need to get your life back? If your answer is yes to any one of those questions, then this workshop is for you. It will focus on strategies to develop Time Management skills that support productive teaching and learning.
| Date: 14th April 2018 | Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 NOON |
“Once you become consciously aware of just how powerful your thoughts are, you will realise everything in your life is exactly how you allow it to be”.
Melanie Moushigian Koulouris.
In this world we are different individuals blessed with all sorts of intelligence that are hiding deep inside us. The reason we don’t unleash our greatest gifts and talents is because we keep on indulging ourselves in a negative thought pattern. This session will help you explore your focus in life and approach matters in a positive way.
Dear Readers,
Please check out our new Opinion Poll on school’s Sports Day be non-competitive, and cast your vote by the end of March 2018. As you know …
your opinion counts
Our December 2017 poll was about whether timed testing is useful::
Is timed testing useful?
Yes. Timed tests teach students to manage time, because there are real deadlines in life and real consequences if you miss them. (85%, 63 Votes Votes)
No. Timed testing can cause anxiety and tension in some children, which interferes with learning and remembering facts and skills. (15%, 11 Votes Votes)
Result:
A large majority of the respondents (85%) felt that timed testing is a useful tool because it teaches students’ valuable life skills such as working towards a deadline and understanding that there are consequences for not doing so. Some 15% of the respondents felt that timed tests are not useful, because they can trigger anxiety and make it difficult for students to remember facts and skills.
Do you struggle with getting your students to write? Do you feel you need advice on improving your own writing as a teacher? In this month’s Ilm o Amal, TRC staff shares a few strategies that can help your students (and you) overcome ‘writer’s block’ and let the words flow.
At some point in your professional career it is almost inevitable that a teacher will have to work with a child or children who have been traumatised. In this month’s Ilm o Amal, TRC staff delves in the kind of traumas that children may have to deal with, and how you as a teacher can provide the necessary support.
| Dates: 28th February, 1st & 2nd March 2018 | Time: 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
As we move further into the new millennium, it becomes clear that the focus of the 21st Century classroom is on students experiencing the environment they will enter as 21st Century workers. The interdisciplinary nature of the 21st Century classroom sets it apart from the 20th Century classroom. The focus of classrooms today needs to be on producing students who are skilled collaborators and communicators, inventive thinkers and problem solvers, self-directed and self-regulated learners.
| Dates: 17th March 2018 | Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
Writing is a critical aspect of the teaching process. It can be challenging for some educators to put down their thoughts on paper, no matter what format or occasion they need to use. This workshop will address common problems that teachers face and share ideas on processes that will help improve their writing skills.
| Dates: 8th & 9th March 2018 | Time: 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Cooperative Learning is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, with students of different ability levels, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each member of a team is not only responsible for learning what is taught, but also for helping teammates learn, thus creating an atmosphere of achievement.
