WAGOLL Archives - Nexus Education

Fri Jan 2021 by bencooper

Weaving Creativity Into All Lessons

Ben from WAGOLL teaching shares how you can encourage your pupils to be creative in all subjects. He promotes a classroom where no idea is silly.

Fri Dec 2020 by bencooper

Ending Lessons with Purpose

Do your lessons sometimes end in a rush? Ben from WAGOLL Teaching shares his top tips for ending your lessons with purpose.

Wed Sep 2020 by bencooper

Effective Teacher Input

Teacher input can be extremely effective in setting the pace of learning and guiding student's thinking when introducing them to new concepts, ideas and skills.

Fri Mar 2020 by thomasblakemore

School Closure Remote Learning MEGA GUIDE

With most schools in the UK either closed or on a partial closure, here are some tips from someone who's been there. Thomas' school has already closed, he shares his experiences especially with Google Classroom and Seesaw.

Fri Feb 2020 by bencooper

Demystifying Teaching Jargon

Are you a trainee teacher or an NQT? Sometimes the language teachers and schools use can be confusing. In his latest vlog, winner of the Blogging Excellence Award at the Nexus Awards 2020, Ben Cooper helps demystify some of the jargon.

Thu Feb 2020 by bencooper

Fine-tune your Lesson Planning

Left your planning until Sunday night, again? Ben Cooper is back with his ideas to make it easier and worthwhile.

Fri Feb 2020 by bencooper

Simple Lesson Starter Activities

If your class come back after a break or lunch full of energy, how do you focus them? Ben Cooper shares his tips and exercises to get them ready to learn again.

Fri Jan 2020 by bencooper

Growing a Growth Mindset Organically

Your mindset can be like your muscles, you can train, refine and grow it. This is not just another buzzword, but what does it mean and how do you develop a growth mindset in your class? It's not complicated, you can grow children's mindset organically by making a few small tweaks to your teaching style.

Fri Nov 2019 by bencooper

Growing a Growth Mindset Organically

Is 'growth mindset some crazy, higher belief that takes an age to develop' or is it something more? Ben Cooper discusses just how do you grow a growth mindset?

Tue Sep 2019 by bencooper

Starting Your First Week Back at School

The first week back is always a busy one, but it can be made easier by having a clear plan on what you want to achieve with your children. By setting high expectations, laying out clear routines and getting to know your children, you can set yourself up for a really successful year. Here are my top tips on how to start your first week of school!

Tue Jul 2019 by bencooper

Behaviour Management Tips

Develop the use of your behaviour systems to support all of your learners! Learn how to ensure your behaviour systems work for all children and how simple tweaks can support them in making the right choices in lessons. Enjoy!

Tue Jun 2019 by bencooper

Developing Reasoning Skills

Getting children thinking for themselves is so important in the modern world where not everything you are told is necessarily correct. Children need to be taught how to evaluate, be critical, share opinions and evaluate information. Learn how to challenge children's thinking through 6 simple reasoning tasks that can be used in any subject!

Tue Jun 2019 by bencooper

Supporting Parents to Support Students

It can be difficult for parents to know what to do when it comes to supporting their children's learning at home. But by giving parents a few simple tips, helping children learn at home can be easier than they may think.

Tue Jun 2019 by bencooper

The Learning Adventure- how to plan an exciting and engaging topic!

The Learning Adventure is a simple scaffold for teachers which allows you to plan an exciting and engaging unit of learning for the children in your class. It follows an inquiry model followed by many creative and tech businesses when developing new products. This is a chance to deliver the curriculum in a modern and fun way that engages children and builds key skill that they will need for future success!

Tue May 2019 by bencooper

Teaching in Dubai: Schools During Ramadan

Being a teacher in Dubai means experiencing the holy month of Ramadan once a year. Many people ask what it is like living in a Muslim country over this period of time. For me, it is a great cultural experience and a great opportunity to join in with local traditions and celebrations.

Tue Apr 2019 by bencooper

Take a Risk Tuesday- Teaching Challenges

Take a Risk Tuesdays sets out a weekly challenge through the month for teachers and children to try. They are daring and educationally dangerous. Once a week, plan a lesson using one of the challenges. The challenges are an opportunity to think differently and to approach education and lessons with a different viewpoint. Take a look!

Tue Apr 2019 by bencooper

Creating Humanistic Classrooms

How to make your classroom more humanistic - rewarding effort not outcome. It builds an understanding that it doesn't matter if you fail, what should be celebrated is how much work you put into it.

Tue Apr 2019 by bencooper

Virtual Reality Field Trips

Virtual reality is growing in popularity with computer games and consoles all releasing VR games and headsets. There are a large amount of free VR videos available on YouTube that provide great experiences for children. You don't even need the tech in your classroom to access great VR content. Here are our top five VR experiences!

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Weaving Creativity Into All Lessons

Ending Lessons with Purpose

Effective Teacher Input

School Closure Remote Learning MEGA GUIDE

Demystifying Teaching Jargon

Fine-tune your Lesson Planning

Simple Lesson Starter Activities

Growing a Growth Mindset Organically

Growing a Growth Mindset Organically

Starting Your First Week Back at School

Behaviour Management Tips

Developing Reasoning Skills

Supporting Parents to Support Students

The Learning Adventure- how to plan an exciting and engaging topic!

Teaching in Dubai: Schools During Ramadan

Take a Risk Tuesday- Teaching Challenges

Creating Humanistic Classrooms

Virtual Reality Field Trips

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Weaving Creativity Into All Lessons

Ending Lessons with Purpose

Effective Teacher Input

School Closure Remote Learning MEGA GUIDE

Demystifying Teaching Jargon

Fine-tune your Lesson Planning

Simple Lesson Starter Activities

Growing a Growth Mindset Organically

Growing a Growth Mindset Organically

Starting Your First Week Back at School

Behaviour Management Tips

Developing Reasoning Skills

Supporting Parents to Support Students

The Learning Adventure- how to plan an exciting and engaging topic!

Teaching in Dubai: Schools During Ramadan

Take a Risk Tuesday- Teaching Challenges

Creating Humanistic Classrooms

Virtual Reality Field Trips

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