Is being a teacher taking over your life?

Teaching is a profession that can become all-consuming. Which is fine if you’re ok with that. This post is different. As a teacher, perhaps you’ve had experiences where you: …have so much to do (lesson planning, marking, replying to emails, responding to parents) that you just don’t know where to start …feel your stress levels riseContinueContinue reading “Is being a teacher taking over your life?”

Are your lesson objectives about your teaching or their learning?

When I started teaching my attention was all on me and what I was doing. Understandably I was nervous. It would start before I even got in the classroom. From crafting elegant, amazing PowerPoints through to setting intricate timings for activities. As I improved my lesson planning, I came to rely on well-written lesson objectives.ContinueContinue reading “Are your lesson objectives about your teaching or their learning?”