Monthly Archives: April 2017

Getting to know your students

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Clinton Golding

In another blog I argued that we need to know our students if we are to teach well, because teaching is about who you know, not just what you know. But, every time we start a new course we have … Continue reading →

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Refining my reflections

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Clinton Golding

Here is an example of my reflective thought process from rough reflections to more and more clear, elaborated and insightful reflections. This process normally happens very quickly, but I have deliberately slowed it down to show you how I think … Continue reading →

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Mentoring teachers

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Clinton Golding

One of my roles is to mentor other teachers and enable them to improve and enhance their teaching. How do I mentor another teacher (the mentee)? When I reflected on this I realised I went through roughly ten steps. My … Continue reading →

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