What characterises such teachers is their use of encounter: they pay full attention to each student without judgement or comparison and, whatever a student might say or do they always respond with kindness and compassion.
Read MoreLeaders can change the character of the conversations that take place by modelling useful conversations and by laying down simple rules – don’t talk about someone who is not present.
Read More‘Collective Teacher Efficacy’ has one of the highest effect sizes in terms of its impact on student learning. The most often used definition of Collective Teacher Efficacy (Goddard et al, 2000) is “the perception of teachers in a school that the efforts of the faculty as a whole will have a positive effect on students”.
Read MoreIf we want to improve learning and the quality of classroom practice then self-motivation is the key driver in each. Without self-motivation a poor class will be repeated next time, little if any effort to make it better.
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