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7 Strategies to land your dream job

Posted on21 November, 201825 November, 2018Leave a comment

If you’ve recently graduated from university or want to move away from a current job into your dream role, then chances are you’re looking into every pathway possible to make that happen. Although you’ll find thousands of different jobs listed online, it’s not too likely that you’ll find the exact fit for your skill Read More …

An inspirational talk made me want to work in human rights

Name: Sara KennyAge: 23Occupation: Part-time student and digital content campaign managerSalary: £8,700 I realised part way through my zoology degree that I didn’t see a long-term career in it. I wasn’t as passionate about zoology as some fellow students, who ate, breathed and slept it. After university I took a gap year and continued to Read More …

One in four teachers ‘experience violence from pupils every week’

One in four teachers in the UK say they experience physical violence from their pupils at least once a week, and many say poor behaviour is making them want to leave the profession, according to figures compiled by a teaching union. The NASUWT union found that 24% of the nearly 5,000 teachers who sent in Read More …

Here Is An Ideal Tool for Flipped and Blended Learning Classrooms

The Answer Pad is an interesting educational platform for teachers. It combines two powerful functionalities: it is both a student response system and a grading solution for your quizzes. It is an ideal tool for engaging students in a flipped or blended learning classroom. As a teacher, you can use Interactive to directly involve students Read More …

6 Good Resources for Music Teachers

Below is a compilation of some very good resources for music teachers. It contains tons of music lessons, lesson plans, tutorials, guides and many other interesting materials to help you in your music teaching. For those of you interested in music mobile apps check out these Android and iPad apps. 1- Music Natinal Arts Centre Become Read More …

The Guardian view on Lyra McKee’s murder: she should have been the future | Editorial

The Guardian view on Lyra McKee’s murder: she should have been the future Editorial The death of a young journalist at the hands of dissident republicans is a tragedy linked to the province’s ongoing political crisis The murder of the 29-year-old Northern Irish journalist and author Lyra McKee late last night is a tragedy for Read More …

A Flipgrid Feature That is Often Overlooked

Earlier this week I was leading a workshop about making videos with students. The first part of the workshop included using Flipgrid. One of the features of Flipgrid that I always show is the sticky… Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related Stories How to Use Google’s Dataset Search Tool How to Measure Distances Read More …

Two New Options in Google Classroom’s Classwork Page

This week Google added a couple of frequently-requested features to Google Classroom. Those features are automatically placing the latest work at the top of the Classwork page and filtering the Classwork page by topic. Both of these features should be available to you as soon as you open your Classwork page. You can read more Read More …

How to Use Google’s Dataset Search Tool

Yesterday, I wrote an overview of Google’s relatively new Dataset Search tool. It is a tool that is designed to help users locate publicly available datasets. As I explain in the following video,… Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related Stories Google Dataset Search – Locate Publicly Available Datasets How to Measure Distances & Read More …

How to Measure Distances & Share Google Earth Views

Thanks to YouTube’s "on this day" feature last night I was reminded that two years ago I published a video overview of what was then the new browser-based version of Google Earth. As I shared on my… Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related Stories Google Earth and Maps Lessons for Five Subject Areas Read More …

More Police in Conn. Schools Led to More Student Arrests, But No Effect on Achievement

More Police in Conn. Schools Led to More Student Arrests, But No Effect on Achievement By Brian Zahn, New Haven Register (Conn.) New Haven, Conn. An analysis of state data shows that the presence of police officers in Connecticut schools leads to a higher average of student arrests, but the impact on student achievement is Read More …