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       I have been working as a teacher more than 10 years now. Sometimes I can feel very confident in at I am doing but at the same time in this kind of dynamic life now when daily changes happen in all the fields, I say to myself “I should not stop learning and it is never late to gain a knowledge”. “The most effective, successful professionals are constantly learning, they take the time to apply what they have learned, and they continually work to improve themselves”, (Gardner, 2020).      Since we have entered Covid times, distance learning and E-learning have become an ever-increasing reality for the learning of today. As many nations have closed their doors on in person learning to help curb the virus that has invaded many of our lives, the learning process has had to evolve and be taken from the classroom through the screens of the students and into the home. As a teacher, the thought of sitting at a screen, trying to teach phonics, math, and sc...

  In this post I would like to share and write about the activities I have created on Google Classroom. One of the requirements of our Innovating Learning and Teaching coursework is to create an online course for students where workload for students is 6 hours. I have created a class named “Reception Bears Preschool” in Google Classroom. This is the link to my Google Classroom   https://classroom.google.com/c/NDYxMzA0MDc2MDc0 .    Class Code is "f7io2xo". In my online course I have decided to create two topics “Maths” and “Phonics”. I have created assignments, one quiz assignment and materials looking at Early Years learning goals for 40-60 months (4-5 years old) old children. As I work with young learners, and I don’t give homework to my students. Therefore, I have decided to use Google Classroom as Continuous Provision at Home Learning for my Reception students. Students can do it at their own convenient time. This is not compulsory for all the students. Contin...

  I recently wrote about the university, and higher education app, Moodle. In that writing, I spoke about how its interface is much more designed with older students in mind. I alluded to the fact, in that post, that there are apps online that are also aimed at younger students. In this week's blog post I will briefly discuss one of those apps, Seesaw. “Seesaw is a simple way for teachers and students to record and share what's happening in the classroom. Seesaw gives students a place to document their learning, be creative and learn how to use technology”, (Seesaw, 2022).   Seesaw is an interactive online classroom that allows teachers to create individual journals for their students. Teachers create a classroom on the app and will load the information of all the students. The students will, on top of the classroom space, have an individual learning space that is personal to them. Upon the creation of the online classroom and individual spaces, a classroom code is generated...

  The new tech generation has been hailed as the saviour to education. New apps, tech-based curriculums, and web-based assessment software have been created and developed to make the lives of those entering education as a teacher easier. “The use of technology during whole-class instruction can foster student engagement for auditory and visual learners. Integrating simple technologies such as Power Points, games, internet homework assignments, or online grading systems can be difference makers in students' growth in the classroom”, (School of Education, 2020).However, for some this new educational outlook brings in fear and dread.  When Confucious, (561 B.C.) the grandfather of education, first began his work in education in ancient Greece, he did not have revolutionized technologies or a standardized curriculum. He instead used passion and knowledge to impart learning to those with a thirst for education. Although perhaps not all of us who are technologically inept are as old...

  Being a teacher in 2022, it is essential to be aware of the limitations that not being face to face with your students have. Teachers and students have begun to transition away from the traditional classroom. “With the various innovations in communications networks hitting the world, it is interesting to note that the traditional means of imparting knowledge in schools and colleges or institutes of higher education have also been impacted to a considerable extent”, (Distance Learning Portal, 2020). Online Universities, Colleges, High Schools and Elementary schools have embraced the need to teach online and as such the management of the classroom has had to evolve. For me, working in an international school, the challenge has been that the international student body has been limited, in some cases, by the inability to travel. It may be possible for me to teach in person to the majority of the students, however some students have been trapped by the closing of borders. For this, ma...

  As a teacher in an international school, it is important to understand the need for effective and positive communications with parents. The right way of communicating with parents one of the key aspects of teaching, especially when it comes to Early Years. I am a parent and a teacher at the same time, so when I want to bring something to parents, I initially look at that from parent’s side then bring it to a parent. Both, parents and teachers want holistic development of a child in all areas of their learning. “Parenting and teaching are two very similar jobs. The primary objective of both these jobs is to mold young minds into something great. Therefore, parents and teachers must always be working together. Regular school communication with parents is needed. There are many benefits of parent-teacher relationships on child development”, (Pew Research Center, 2020). Long past are the times where a teacher would simply speak to the parents after school. In the COVID age, safety pr...