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Feedback in the classroom: Five tips
Article by Michiel Lucassen about good feedback with five manageable tips.
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Tips for giving effective feedback
Article by Wessel Peeters about effective feedback.
- What is it?
- What is the process of feedup, feedback and feedforward?
- What do you provide feedback on?
- How do you give quality feedback?
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Stimulating and developmental feedback: Learning from a challenge
Why do some children persevere, while others, sometimes despite their good abilities, give up immediately when something gets difficult? Is perseverance a character trait or does it depend on upbringing? Why do some children enjoy difficult tasks …
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Synthesis of quantum dots from lemon juice
Fluorescent quantum dots are created when lemon juice is carbonated with a heating plate. This synthesis is simple and can be performed by secondary school students. Also view the accompanying video .
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Being angry is not bad, what you can do when you have big feelings: Kindergarten
The way we respond as parents and teachers in emotional situations is crucial to helping children develop a healthy emotional identity.
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Turn students into readers: Tips for promoting reading
Practical tips to promote reading in your students.
The tips are divided into three sections:
- choose (supply and availability of books),
- reading (time to read and be read to),
- respond (book talk).
These rubrics are based on Chambers' reading circle.
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Academic English: do's and don'ts
Most students have a good basic or even advanced knowledge of English. Yet writing in academic English is often a stumbling block for many. Academic texts are not just formal texts, they require a certain style.
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Conditionals: English if sentences (if clauses)
If I had ten million, I would ask the Queen to come for afternoon tea. If you had ten million, what would you do?
Those first two sentences are if clauses. With if sentences you indicate a condition in English; in Dutch you do that with als. Such …
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American and British English: The History and Differences
We are all confronted with English; both American and British English. Both are correct, but at school we learn British English. What exactly is the difference between British and American English? And how did these differences arise historically?
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Nip conflict in the bud or mediate?: Kindergarten
Should you nip or mediate a conflict in the bud? Mediation works. Nipping conflict in the bud is the worst strategy. See the conflict as a learning opportunity. Read more in this article from the kindergarten blog Kleutergewijs .
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How can (or should?) The cooperation between kindergarten teachers and child counselors get a boost?: Kindergarten
What is the difference between 'a teacher' and 'a care teacher'? Do they work together in the classroom, and how? Is 'the care teacher' just a few extra hands in the classroom, or does this profession offer more …
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This is how you respond to extreme statements in class
In every classroom a provocative statement comes up every now and then. The right to freedom of expression is not above the principle of equality and non-discrimination. In this article you can read how you can respond appropriately.
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