The decision to allow students to choose their own homework (variously called the ‘Unhomework’ and the ‘Takeaway homework’ [...]

Developing a true sense of community is a crucial yet challenging task for any school. At my school, we gave serious thought about the best way to produce [...]

Overview I have coded an online countdown timer so that students can clearly see how much time they have left to complete an activity. Unlike other online [...]

Every year at the International School of Toulouse we run the ‘Hard Boiled Humanities’ Easter egg competition, which is great fun for the [...]

I have recently coded an online ‘audience soundboard‘ for use in classroom debates and discussions. If you have any requests for particular [...]

Overview An effective way to spot links between curriculum areas is a staff meeting arranged as a cross-curricular speed dating event lasting for as little [...]

This is a simple strategy that I have used for many years when students need to work silently for a period of time. All that’s needed is a prop which [...]

A quick search for “Answer Buzzers” on Amazon will provide you with a link to something like this. They are a great way of adding a bit of fun [...]

Overview Giving students the flexibility to choose the content and / or the outcome of their homework assignments increases engagement and promotes [...]

I am a big fan of using music in my lessons. Sometimes this is simply some quiet classical music to help create a calm working atmosphere, sometimes though [...]