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Goudvis: Compelling television portraits of top Belgian artists
For Goudvis, VRT followed a number of top Belgian artists for a year, on stage, in their studios, during rehearsals, behind the scenes... But their private lives are also shown. There are 19 episodes available, from 19 different artists. Visual …
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Differentiation means letting each student grow as much as possible
Hans De Volder, director of the Beveren Art Academy, plays ping pong about the opportunities for differentiation that the new decree entails and does so with educational expert Katrien Struyven (UHasselt, VUB). The same lesson, the same piece and …
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Student participation in part-time art education
The Merksem Academy , also known as the first Children's Rights Academy in Belgium, took on the challenge of developing a trajectory on children's rights in part-time art education. Isn't that difficult if you only see your students for …
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The dance academy 2.0: Responding to students' learning questions
The Academy for Music, Word and Dance in Harelbeke responds to the learning needs of young people and puts an end to the cliché image of the elite education. Everything starts with offering a broad perspective to dance styles, explain teachers …
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Teacher-leaders within the dko
Miranda Pieters, teacher-coordinator at the Schoten Academy and Charlotte Struyve, teacher educator at VIVES University of Applied Sciences, discuss the teacher-leader within the DKO in this article. When are you a teacher leader? How can you …
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Performance appraisals as an instrument for quality development
Lisbeth Wolfs, director of the Schoten Art Academy and Patrizia Enna, policy supporter, have developed their own instrument to get started with evaluation and performance interviews.
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See resistance as a sign of commitment: Change tips
Change almost always provokes resistance, including within the Dendermonde academy. 'But rather that than indifference,' says expert on educational innovation Virginie März. She discusses how to deal with that resistance with director …
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Learning with each other, through each other and from each other
Teachers also need lifelong learning. The best approach is collaboration among colleagues, says Ghent education specialist Bénédicte Vanblaere. Director Niko Van Stichel, of d'Academie Beeld in Sint-Niklaas, agrees, and explains how he does …
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Evaluate without numbers
The North Limburg Art Academy has long ceased to work with figures on its evaluations. In 2012, the school started experimenting with a new evaluation system. Could that be done without points and with more emphasis on the process? After 5 years of …
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From student tracking system to evaluation sheet
The Municipal Academy for Music, Word and Dance in Turnhout further developed the student monitoring system. The document grew exponentially with the arrival of the new decree. Yet it remains a useful working tool. Lydia Rommes, piano teacher and …
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Is your school OK-proof?
The Buggenhout Academy still had an audit in the old structure. In October 2019, the Inspectorate 2.0 settled there for a week. Director Hans Scholliers and coordinator Willem Verheyden share six findings from which your academy can certainly …
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Using familiar and unfamiliar feelings in your lesson: Inspiration
The nervous feeling when someone takes a seat in the toilet cubicle next to yours. The hopelessness of writing something down on your best friend's wedding card.
This blog post gets you excited about the free preview of the book Got that …
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