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Jukebox Journal – Life of Pi
In order to provide a creative task that strengthens understanding of a text’s themes and to allow students to express themselves in relation to a text, I like to use the Jukebox Journal. Whether it is a quick task in a lesson or an ongoing project, the Jukebox Journal requires students to select popular music…
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Are Teachers like Personal Trainers?
Personal trainers: help clients set challenging goals provide tailored exercise regimes while running a group activity model correct technique, behaviour and attitude inspire, encourage, motivate using both gentle and assertive attitudes occasionally reprimand, but predominantly make clients accountable use a variety of exercises, skills, drills and techniques to achieve overall objectives gradually increase the difficulty of…
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Metaphors for our work
The brass at HQ have set a bold strategic plan but they haven’t been to the front in a long time, if ever. You’re not sure you have the resources to complete the mission but you’ve been assigned your platoon and are on the way to the landing point. Half your troops shouldn’t have passed…