Why do we teach? If someone asked you why you teach, what would be your reply?  When I was in my early years of teaching, I would meet new people and they would casually ask, ‘So what do you do?’. I would reply, ‘I’m a teacher.  I # https://t.co/Me07X0mjIn

Winning your first teaching position is very exciting and scary at the same time.  Here are some tips to make your first term a successful one. Befriend everyone. Make sure you introduce yourself to all the support staff.  https://t.co/UwpbhRfI2a

Tips for thriving in your first teaching job.

How does knowing student names help with classroom management? Managing students behaviour is so much easier when we know their names. Knowing student names increases your withitness. https://t.co/sQhIdVyhW1

Tips for memorising student names to improve with-it-ness and classroom management.

What is respect in the classroom? Respect in the classroom can be observed when students socialise positively with peers using kind words and good manners.  Respect shown towards staff can be seen when students follow instructions and classroom rules.  https://t.co/575BKN4XQq

Opportunities to teach respect in the classroom.  

Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to perceive, use, understand and manage emotions. https://t.co/7vAOziwm0I

3 ways to improve emotional intelligence for effective classroom management.

So, you have had the lesson from hell and you are dreading the next lesson.  The behaviour of students was out of control and your internal chat might be "I can’t do it anymore", or "I’m done! # https://t.co/bRqz4Ok3zW

How you can improve the behaviour of students after the lesson from hell.

Improving the smoothness and momentum of your lesson will increase engagement and reduce students' misbehaviour in your classroom. We will look at teachers' behaviours that cause the momentum to slow and even stop and what behaviours to change to # https://t.co/Uy7HP2nQQI

4 teacher behaviours that kill the momentum of your lesson.

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Using collaborative learning is a great way to increase student engagement and consolidate student learning. I will define what collaborative learning is and share my top two favourites for revision. What is collaborative learning? https://t.co/FaJHvkYdG0

2 fun collaborative learning strategies for student revision.

Positive affirmations and finding your ‘Why’ will help with classroom management.

The benefits of students having an effective teacher versus an ineffective teacher are huge. We will look at the importance of defining an effective teacher, what an effective teacher is, and where we are as teachers on the continuum of effectiveness. https://t.co/6Gs57SIuxI

There are many theories and schools of thought as to why students misbehave.  In education, I find the four goals of behaviour interesting and helpful when thinking about my response to misbehaviour as a teacher. This is the work of Rudolf Dreikurs and https://t.co/zy1iiuQzqM

Why do students misbehave and how to respond.