I've been spending the first week of Easter holidays completely switching off from work and focusing on the time I spend with my family.
A highlight has been visiting the different museums nearby. My 2 year old son has loved seeing all of the dinosaurs, animals, ships, cars and even the Egyptian mummy!
He's telling me all about them and, even though he says he's seen lots of mouses, he understands so much and is constantly amazing me with his communication!
Next week I'm already planning more adventures and don't intend to look at any work until Sunday night at the earliest. I want a complete switch off and to be present with my family.
📚 Read:
James Clears blog post about how measurement can help to raise our awareness of things that can be improved. Read it here.
📚 Read:
Colin Fosters first post as MA president about 'introducing and outroducing'. We need to get students over the hump of learning the new skill so they can reap the benefits in the long term. Read his post here.
📺 Watch:
Tips for Teachers episode with Charlie Burkitt, developing systematic revision. He discusses the importance of retrieval practice and ensuring we don't just revise over the easy to write and assess topics. Like Charlie, I still haven't cracked being able to quickly revise topics like constructions with the issues around equipment, so still some things to think about. Watch the video here.