Experiences from my profession.
Professional people do a lot of professional development. Depending on the event it's often at a swanky hotel or function centre, with swanky food and a plethora of monogrammed notepaper and pens. Over the years I have built up a store of writing pads and writing implements from such events. Covid-19 lockdowns brought a sudden… Continue reading Writing Tools
Paul Murphy, Teacher Habits blogger Peter Greene’s Board of Directors It’s time to go back to school for children in Victoria. That means the working year for teachers starts as well. Every teacher with five years’ experience or more will have… Continue reading Back To School
Dear Students, please get out of my subconscious mind. We are all on holidays and should be at rest so now is the time to move out of my dreams and into your own. I enjoy teaching you and value your contributions to the class and admire your efforts, especially when you come from… Continue reading Dear Students
Warning: this post contains bad language. ... or should that say “bad language teaching”? In every teacher’s career there are times when the unexpected happens, when something occurs in the class that is not planned, which the teacher - ostensibly in control of the class - must address with a minimum of fuss and a… Continue reading Great Moments in Teaching – Confession 1
Annabel Harz: Author and Artist 