Category Archives: General Teaching

Teach Tip Tuesday: Pace your patience

Posted on February 20, 2017 by cmcaton

This weeks Teach Tip Tuesday offers 5 strategies to pace your patience in your lesson so you don’t lose your cool. Continue reading →

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Canva as a design tool for teachers and students

Posted on February 15, 2017 by cmcaton

This post features 5 suggestions for using graphic design in your class and a summary of why Canva is a great choice for your class. Continue reading →

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Teach Tip Tuesday: Use Visual Cues to Improve Student Engagement

Posted on February 13, 2017 by cmcaton

5 Ways to use visual cues to improve student engagement in your class. Continue reading →

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Forget the teacher guilt and fill your bucket.

Posted on February 8, 2017 by cmcaton

6 Strategies to ward off teacher guilt and maintain your worklife balance. Continue reading →

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Teach Tip Tuesday: Create your own teaching space without your own room

Posted on February 6, 2017 by cmcaton

Teach Tip Tuesday: 5 Steps to create a teaching space without a permanent classroom Continue reading →

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Teach Tip Tuesday: Encourage Growth Mindset now!

Posted on January 30, 2017 by cmcaton

Developing Growth mindset in students develops the idea for students that it is ok to fail and that through failure we learn and improve. Continue reading →

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How to organise your data to help your planning.

Posted on January 25, 2017 by cmcaton

At the half way point of the first week of school teachers are busy analysing whatever data sets they can get their hands on so that they go into the classroom armed with the knowledge of how best to teach … Continue reading →

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Teach Tip Tuesday: Make Contact with Students Parents.

Posted on January 23, 2017 by cmcaton

If you are a Queensland teacher by now you will be in the full swing of teacher mode. In the first two weeks it is really important to make contact with all of your parents or carers. I am not … Continue reading →

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5 Steps to Setting Professional Goals for 2017

Posted on January 11, 2017 by cmcaton

Make a start to the school year by planning your goals for the year before you start helping students plan for theirs. Continue reading →

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Teach Tip Tuesday: 7 Steps to Creating a productive working environment

Posted on January 10, 2017 by cmcaton

Start the school year off right with an organised work space. Use these 7 steps to get you started. Continue reading →

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