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The Adventurer Stage: Toddler Play & Learning
Once baby starts to babble, talk, move about, get into things and grow, they start to become very curious adventurers who start to take...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Jul 19, 20244 min read
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The Explorer Stage: Infant Play & Learning
From 3 months of age, baby and family are now settled into routines and have learned a lot about each other. This post will explore play...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Jul 19, 20246 min read
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The Enchanting Stage: Newborn Play & Learning
From 0-3 months of age, baby and family are getting to know themselves and each other in a completely new world. No longer is baby...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Jul 18, 20248 min read
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My Top Tips for Being Organised
For the new school year I will be returning to the classroom as a mum and as a leadership member. Being organised is going to be...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Jan 28, 20235 min read
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Every student, every day: A guide to differentiation
Differentiation is meeting the individual needs of every student in your class. But how does a teacher implement differentiation...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Apr 23, 20225 min read
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Data, data and more data!
The teaching and learning that occurs in the classroom is all based on data. The cycle of data collection and data analysis is a...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Oct 15, 20217 min read
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Is Homework Worth It?
The great debate between systems, schools, teachers, parents and students is homework! Often systems and schools create homework policies...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Sep 30, 20214 min read
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Creating Virtual Excursions
During this period of remote learning and lockdown restrictions when we are unable to travel, use virtual excursions to engage students...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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Dos and Don’ts of Applying for Teaching Positions
I have found myself in that dreadful time of year where it’s time to put yourself out there and apply for teaching positions. I have been...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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RITZ: My Tips for Remote Learning
If you are overly-dedicated, always-organised and little-miss/mr-initiative like me then you are finding yourself in one of two...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Aug 5, 20215 min read
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Top 5 Essentials for Back to School Classroom Setup
Ever go back to school and feel like you are forgetting something? Are you a beginning teacher about to start teaching your own class and...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Jan 19, 20217 min read
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Virtual Classrooms: A “how to” guide
In our current world, virtual classrooms have become very popular and used by teachers to engage students in their learning while schools...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Oct 5, 20203 min read
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When behaviour management is a challenge...what do you do?
There is always that one child in a class who needs extra attention when it comes to behaviour. And in special circumstances, there are...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Oct 5, 20205 min read
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Learning Intentions and Success Criteria: What could they look like?
There is a lot of research out there about learning intentions and success criteria. Lyn D. Sharratt’s work in Putting Faces on the Data...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Aug 19, 20204 min read
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Burnout in Teachers: 10 Ways to Avoid It
Are you the teacher who gets to the end of the week and collapses on the lounge as soon as you get home? Or maybe you’re the teacher that...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Aug 8, 20204 min read
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Data Walls in Classrooms: Yay or Nay?
An important part of the teaching and learning cycle is assessment and data analysis. It informs practice and helps teachers target the...
Mrs Devoted Teacher
Jul 30, 20203 min read
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