Teaching and Learning

If you are a teacher who is looking for an alternative career, the careers below will help.  Teach online  You can hold classes online on the subjects that you are most passionate about without all the red tape that goes with teaching.  ESL Teacher Learning English is still a popular language amongst non English speaking students. Although competition may be tough there is still room for new ESL Teachers to come on board.  Create an online course Online courses are hugely popular. With you being a teacher you would have already have experience planning and preparing the syllabus for your students, working within an organisation.  Personal tutor A personal tutor can help support a child through their GCSE exams.  They can teach them the subject, prepare them for exams and guide them through the syllabus.  I hope these alternative careers have been useful. Teachers have a range of skills that are transferable. 

Sue Cowleys' book- How to survive your first year of teaching.  Are you a new teacher or thinking about going into teaching?  Then, I highly recommend Sue Cowleys' book- How to survive your first year of teaching.  I first met Sue Cowley many years ago giving us a talk at University. Sue is a Drama teacher and it shows in her performance. She is animated and kept us on our toes.  This book is packed full of tips for the new teacher. It is for teachers who want to teach at Secondary Schools.  If you are looking for a book that is related to the first time teacher, then this book is for you. Especially, if you are going straight at the deep end of teaching and no one to guide you.  As always, I would love to hear your thoughts. Please leave a comment below. 

Students are notoriously known for not having any money. So, it makes sense to save money where they can. I told my students about Unidays. Which is a website that has many popular brands that students/teachers can get discounts. Some students have heard of Unidays whilst others have not. Teachers and students can also get discounts from Adobe products. However, saying this, the School/College usually gives free access to Adobe products. The other thing students should try doing is when they visit a shop online or in-person, they should check to see if the shop offers educational discounts. It’s always worth checking. Students have nothing to lose by asking, and they can significantly slash costs. https://www.myunidays.com/GB/en-GB

Ever since Adobe started their subscription based cloud applications, the cost has shot through the roof! Imagine paying a monthly subscription just to use an application. It never used to be this way. Gone are they days when Adobe used to provide a disc and you needed a product key to use the application. Luckily, I have not had to pay for Adobe products since 2009. If you work in the creative industry or in education, chances are it will be paid for. So, here’s a few Adobe alternatives that are completely free to use. Photo-editing- instead of Photoshop you can use an application called Gimp. Instead of Instead of Indesign you can use Scribe. And, instead of Illustrator, you can use Inkscape. The end link is an alternative to Premiere Pro. Please note, these are free applications . So, although they will do the job, there may be a steep learning curve. Below are a few links for free applications. https://mailchimp.com/en-gb/resources/adobe-illustrator-free-alternative/ https://www.cr...

So, throughout my teaching career, I have always encouraged my students to keep a reflective journal. This will help students to keep a daily record of day-to-day events. Keeping a journal will also help students to remember things they have done and how they could have improved it. A journal is good for self reflection. How did you feel when you did certain tasks/activities? You can see how far you have come from your journey. The person you are today may not be the person you were when you first started your journey. You will be able to see yourself evolve and grow and how you have progressed during that time. At the end of your academic journey, you can look back at key events, for example, things to celebrate and when lessons were learnt. Whats in a journal? Your journal can be anything you want it to be. This is a record of your personal journey, or a journey to look back on and learn from. If you are a visual person, you can include photos/images etc. Or, ...

This is my first post on my new blog about teaching and learning.  This is my first blog for teaching, learning, tutorials and tech. I'm very excited about writing my blog. My blog is about all things on teaching/learning. This includes teaching/learning theory. I hope you find my blog useful, informative and of course, educational.  If you have any questions, leave a comment.