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The Learning Circle

  Intra-school peer lesson observation, that is, teachers in the same school observing each other’s lessons, is potentially a useful professional development activity. But in practice, it is difficult to implement effectively. No matter how much we de-emphasise evaluation, it … Continue reading

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Learned helplessness

In the Saturday MA class three weeks ago, I played a three-minute video clip that showed how a former student-teacher set up a speaking activity in a Primary One classroom. The student-teacher, Hope (invented name), was having her Teaching Practicum … Continue reading

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