As much as you probably love your job in the classroom, there have surely been days when you’ve stayed in bed a few extra minutes and wondered what it would be like to work from home, or more specifically, to teach from home. As the end tech world grows, there are increasing opportunities for online teaching.

Congratulations on making it to the end of this year’s first term. It seems to me like the Christmas holidays arrive faster every year!

But no matter what fun you have planned, it is worth using a little of this time to take a moment and plan your next few steps. The Christmas break is the perfect time to get your head down with your teaching application. So before you crack open that bottle of bubbly, here is some great advice to help you nail your teaching application this Christmas.

Communication is without a doubt an important 21st-century skill. Likewise, there is no doubt that students of today have more information at their fingertips than at any time in history. But the challenge for teachers is in helping students to effectively convey all of that information when they communicate their ideas. One of the best ways to do this is by focusing on citation.

Science is one of the greatest subjects for inspiring young minds to explore, test, play and ultimately create. And the way that children learn and the scientific method have a lot more in common than most people might think.

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Why do school administrators observe teachers?

Informal observations can be used as a way for team teachers and colleagues to brainstorm new approaches to familiar material, or fresh ways of interacting with difficult students. It can also help to have a mirror held up to your practice and really think in detail about the things that are working and areas you may wish to improve on.