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How to Teach Students Password Safety
Around a billion people had their data compromised in 2018. Tens of millions of dollars were lost, nearly 20 million identities were stolen, and if you’ve received an odd call from an unknown number, chances are your
Problem-solving and Reasoning in the Classroom: Expectations vs Reality
Lessons rarely go as planned. How we imagine their delivery, student reaction, and the gift of knowledge we leave as the bell rings out, is a warm and delightful fiction. Problem-solving and reasoning (PSR) lessons
3 Great Examples of Problem-Solving and Reasoning Questions (and one bad one)
Great problem-solving and reasoning questions (PSR) are those that provoke students into thinking. We want them to care about the problems they're solving, and to do that, we have to tickle their fancies, pique their
How the Best Teachers Tackle Problem-Solving and Reasoning
Problem-solving and reasoning (PSR) can be daunting when you’re teaching it for the first or hundredth time. Teaching PSR is an art, and like any art, there are solid foundation of principles you can follow
The Secret of Student Motivation: Motivation is a Choice
Student motivation is an art and a science. Short-term encouragements like stickers, certificates, badges and rewards can be short-lived. Even familial praise and peer recognition only provide temporary boosts that fade with time. The secret
Why Are Lesson Goals So Effective?
Setting clear lesson goals Setting goals is how you guide yourself down your intended path. Having objectives in mind provides a way to align your actions in service of those big-picture targets. Sure, you
How To Run A Successful Student Led Conference
When non-educators hear the phrase ‘student-led conference’ they probably see scenes of chaos dancing around in their heads. Then the questions start: How could students effectively lead comprehensive and impactful conferences? Wouldn’t they only
Celebrating student success has never been more important
Why it's important to celebrate student success We all have fond memories of our big classroom successes. These moments are etched into our memories forever. Sometimes, they even shape our career paths. They’re more
The Best Classroom Management Strategies of 2019
Ask any teacher what their classroom looked like ten years ago and they’ll take you on a trip down memory lane. Chalk boards instead of smart boards. Notepads instead of iPads. Computer rooms instead
How to Structure a Science Lesson for the Primary Classroom
Structuring a science lesson for primary-age students is different from how you’d structure a spelling, reading or mathematics lesson. Science lessons need to be structured in a way that helps students think scientifically. We
4 Challenges of Teaching Science in Primary School
STEM is the key to the future, and the future is in the hands of our children…which can put a lot of pressure on primary teachers to get their heads and minds across the S
How should I be teaching science in my primary class?
Teaching primary students science can be an effort. However, there are simple ways to bring science into the class, reducing preparation time and increasing quality, hands-on scientific discovery. To start with, it's as simple as
3P Podcast – Welcome to the show! | Learning Approaches and the 6M Framework
Welcome to the very first 3P Learning Podcast! Our 3P Education Specialists are always talking pedagogy, learning frameworks and what's happening in the world of education, so we decided to stick a microphone in
How Teachers Can Plan for the Un-plannable | Back to School
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” - Woody Allen Lacking divine prescience, our long walk back to school is one shrouded in mystery. Armed with lesson plans, resources, opening
Mathletics Webinars – Term 3 2019
How to analyse Mathletics reports to inform your teaching and planning Interpreting and analysing the reports section of the teacher console in Mathletics Click here to register
How To Keep Your Kids’ Math Sharp During Summer Break
When school is on holiday over the summer or even during winter break, it's surprising how quickly academic skills get left behind. In fact, a Harvard study found that students lose an average of 2.6
Classroom gamification – the how, why, do’s and dont’s
How to make gamification work in your classroom Over the past 39 years we've watched gamification take shape in our classes and lessons. It's a powerful teaching strategy when leveraged correctly - but how
Can you teach students to memorise the spelling of 48,000 words?
The average person can spell around 48,000 words. Roughly speaking, that’s one-tenth of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, half the amount of total words in The Hobbit, and about as long as that email you shouldn’t have
The Positive Side of Negative Reinforcement
You want your students to stop throwing a ball around the class. Is it better to let them keep the ball and give them detention, or take the ball away? Negative reinforcement is a classroom
What You Need To Know About Summer Learning Loss
Understanding Summer learning loss Summer learning loss – or the summer slide – is an educational phenomenon where students lose some of the knowledge, skills and ability they acquired over the school year. Besides