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Building on our previous adaptive teaching tips, our final video explores checking understanding effectively and fostering pupil independence!
Watch to discover practical ways to build long term confidence in the classroom. #AdaptiveTeaching #Education #TeachingTips
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Weโre officially halfway through October- the 10th month of the year... so why does its name start with "Octo", the Latin word for eight? ๐
Last week we shared adaptive teaching strategies for clarity and scaffolds. Part two explores adapting pupil responses, strengthening routines, and reducing unnecessary cognitive load! #AdaptiveTeaching #Education #TeachingTips #InclusiveEducation
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๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐บ, 23๐ณ๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ (9:30๐ข๐ฎโ2:30๐ฑ๐ฎ)
St Mary's University College Belfast
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- ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ
- ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐จ๐จ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ
- ๐๐๐ก๐-๐พ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ
- ๐๐๐จ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐จ
๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ & ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต ๐&๐
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It's World Mental Health Day, so take a brief pause in your day to reset, breathe along with the soothing coastal views, and give yourself a moment of calm. Remember to check in with yourself- youโve got this!
Concluding our Dyslexia Awareness Week series, we celebrate the unique cognitive strengths of dyslexic thinkers, including big picture reasoning and spatial skills! Watch to discover how designing accessible learning environments empowers every pupil. #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek
Visual stress affects up to 60% of dyslexic learners. Quick adjustments make a huge difference:
โข Use sans serif fonts (Arial/Calibri)
โข Set 1.5 line spacing
โข Swap white backgrounds for cream or pastel tones
What document tweaks work best for your pupils? Comment below!
Adaptive teaching ensures every pupil thrives by making learning clear, using scaffolds purposefully, and modelling the thought process live.
Watch for practical ways to support your learners in the classroom! ๐ก #AdaptiveTeaching #Education #TeachingTips
Continuing our Dyslexia Awareness Week series, small changes to font choices, line spacing, and paper colour significantly reduce visual stress for pupils. Watch for quick adjustments to make reading materials accessible for every learner! #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek
Happy World Teachers' Day to all the incredible educators supporting, inspiring, and guiding pupils every day! Today we celebrate your dedication and hard work. Please tag a colleague or a favourite former teacher in the comments below to give them a well deserved thank you! ๐
With 10% of the UK population affected by dyslexia, supporting neurodivergent learners goes far beyond literacy.
Join us for #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek as we explore practical strategies to optimise learning for all!
We're sure you've noticed that this past month we have been taking a deep dive into oracy, sharing speaking activities for you to try out at home and in in your classroom. Before we move on to a new theme next month (stay tuned), here's one more set of oracy themed games.
Already tried all of the oracy activities we showed you in our last video? Fear not- here's some more oracy games you can try at home and in your classroom!
A short while ago, we shared our Co-Regulation Resource featuring activities like 'hot soup', 'balloon belly', and 'starfish tracing'.
We would love to hear how you're getting on with them. Which technique has resonated most with your learners? Share your thoughts below!
ALT Balloon Belly- put your hands on your tummy, breathe in deep to fill your belly like a big balloon, and let it go slowly as the balloon deflates.
ALT Hot Soup: Pretend to hold a hot bowl of soup, breathe in the nice smell through your nose, and gently blow out through your mouth to cool it down!
ALT Starfish Tracing: Spread one hand out wide, and use the pointer finger of your other hand to trace up a finger Breathe in while you trace up, and breathe out when you trace down.
ALT Close your lips and eyes, breathe in softly, and make a sweet buzzing "mmm" sound on the way out to feel your body vibrate.
(And, if you haven't checked out our resource yet, you can find it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1dhJโฆ )
Happy International Dot Day! ๐จ
Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds' book, 'The Dot,' today is all about building courage, creativity, and confidence in every learner. Dot Day reminds us that every great idea starts with just a single mark on a page!
ALT Happy International Dot Day!
So we have a challenge for all the incredible educators out there today:
What can your pupils make out of a dot? ๐ก
Whether they turn a simple mark into a masterpiece, a collaborative display, or a story of self-belief, we cannot wait to see their imaginations take flight.
Let us know how your classroom celebrates in the comments below- have fun!
#DotDay #InternationalDotDay
Looking for practical ways to support emotional self-care in the classroom or at home?
Our Co-Regulation Resource breaks down key concepts into accessible steps. Take a look at the complete guide:
drive.google.com/file/d/1dhJโฆ
ALT Let's try some co-regulation activities!