Discover the Wonder that Lies Hidden in Professional Development
By: Inge Elliott As a fellow teacher, I know that many of us harbour negative perceptions regarding the concept of professional development. There is already a myriad of pressing administrative duties...
View ArticleCharacter Education – What’s the fuss?
Character Education – a trending topic which is now being whispered down the halls and passages on the way to the classroom. Is this a new trend or is there a lack of character education because it...
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Teachers and frontliners – you are a group of exceptional people!
Prior to lockdown – which seems like another lifetime for all of us – most SA citizens chose to roam the grocery stores in lieu of stock-piling on toilet paper and their choice of poison to keep them...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About SACE Compliance in 3 Minutes
Professional development programs for educators are not unique to South Africa. In certain states in America, for example, educators require a licence to teach. This licence needs to be renewed...
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Place yourself in your students’ shoes
Place yourself in your students’ shoes! What can we learn as professionals from our personal learning journey? As educators and learning professionals, this question left me pondering about our own...
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Mental Wellbeing for Teachers: Professional Life Coaches Weigh in with...
Reading time: 4 minutes In March 2020, within the matter of a day, the South African school calendar was disrupted. What was first believed to be a short-lived, temporary shift became a lengthy process...
View ArticleCheers To The Teachers Who Keep Moving Forward!
Three years ago I left teaching because I have small kids and the inflexibility of the job made it that much more tricky. My son and daughter are at two different schools and I have many friends who...
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The Power of Resilience: What it Means as an Educator and Simple Steps to...
[Reading time: 5 minutes] ‘Resilience’ is a word that has become a popular part of the discourse surrounding South Africans, with particular reference to our country’s community of educators. This has...
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Where to Next for Continuing Professional Development in South Africa?
[Reading time: 3 minutes] At the end of 2021, the South African Council for Educators published its annual report to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. The comprehensive report outlined the...
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– From Teaching to Facilitation – The ever changing job of a teacher
Upon doing research on upcoming trends in education this year, I came across an unbelievable thought process; with technology at every students’ fingertips, what on earth are teachers actually...
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