When my high school’s only reading teacher retired last year, my principal offered me a challenge: to create a Common Core State Standards-based reading class for struggling students. While I wasn’t ...

Reflective teaching is an innovative paradigm but its benefits have not been fully tapped in Mauritius. Many well-intentioned teachers may be engaged in reflective teaching but not in a methodical way ...

The principal’s next question was more probing. “Why did you leave your previous school?” “The school wanted me to be a mechanical, or rather, ‘robotic’ teacher,” was the candid reply. “I didn’t feel ...

Being an effective educator involves more than content expertise, it requires the ability to regularly reflect on your teaching, respond to learner feedback, and intentionally adapt your approach.

Teacher residency programs are transformative models for preparing educators for the K-12 teaching experience. These clinically-rich, immersive programs combine mentorship, year-long co-teaching in ...

As a deputy head and inclusion manager at an inner-city primary school, my to-do list is ever lengthening, so having enough time for strategic thinking and reflection is rare. Each week I try to plan ...

It is possible to implement reflective teaching in Mauritius without really having an economic incidence. The implementation of reflective teaching can take the following dimensions: Departmental ...

Teacher education candidates should address the candidate dispositions in reflective paper one. Teaching as a Career Failed to specify sufficient or relevant reason(s) for selecting teaching as a ...

John Lennon, who co-founded the English rock band The Beatles in 1960, had an unforgettable encounter with a teacher at school. Years after he became a rock star, he shared the experience in these ...