What is cyberbullying and how do we fight it
Cyberbullying: the great threat School bullying has always existed between students but there is now a new form of bullying which is even more pernicious: Cyberbullying. Traditional bullying usually involves just a handful of participants. Cyberbullying can...
Understanding bullying and its components
Understanding Bullying Bullying is not something new but it is a problem that we don’t always know how to handle as teachers, educators or parents. We all know that bullying has spread over the past decades. What we tended to simply call as a “growing up...
Teaching English as a Second Language learners
As teachers we know that our classes have become a tremendous mosaic of different cultures and languages. Just as an example, I know a secondary school where 47 languages and dialects are used by students. Does that sound huge to you? Well, it’s not uncommon now. When...
What are learning disabilities ?
What are learning disabilities? As adults we are quick to categorize people according to their skills or intelligence. As teachers we must be cautious about categorizing our students. What some may perceive as laziness or lack of intelligence may be instead explained...
What is the Asperger Syndrome ? (Part 2)
What is Asperger Syndrome? Methods to support AS students Here are some hints that should help you deal with students with Asperger. First and quite obvious tip is to liaise with their parents. They are the ones who know their child best and they will give you...
What is the Asperger Syndrome? (Part 1)
What is the Asperger Syndrome? When you have a student with Asperger Syndrome in your class it does change the way you teach. I was confronted to this only once but it really had an impact on my teaching on the long term and on my practice awareness. If you have one...
How to teach gifted students? (Part – 3)
Teaching gifted students can be both exciting and frustrating. Our gifted children have the ability to grasp, organize and apply abstract concepts quickly and more efficiently than other students which often leave teachers a little bit perplex about what to do with...
How to teach gifted students? (Part – 2)
As teachers we usually know quickly which students will need more support and which students will need more challenging tasks. The best way to ensure that we provide challenging material to our gifted students is to start the year with the conduction of whole class...
How to teach gifted students? (Part – 1)
We spend a lot of time as teachers planning lessons, ensuring that we cover the curriculum. We also juggle with target settings, target reviews, reports, parents’ evenings and behavior management. Why am I writing about behavior management will you say? Isn’t it about...