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From a diverse book collection to an inviting reading place: How schools build a quality reading environment
36 primary and secondary schools started a process in January 2021 where they will develop a high-quality reading environment, supported by a supervisor.
Weeding, registering and expanding the book collection at school were some of the first actions …
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Which book lending systems can you use as a school?
Books are indispensable in a school. Many schools are looking for a suitable lending system for their school or classroom library. This article by Everyone Reads provides an overview of existing (paid and free) lending systems.
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Internet safety: Creating strong passwords
Internet safety, how do you create a strong password?
In this webquest, students search for themselves and learn how to create a strong password.
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The System of the Houses
Kassim, a teacher from a school in Rwanda, introduced The System of the Houses there.
There the students are not only divided into grades, but also into houses , each with their own color.
Jan Royackers wrote an article about this.
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Gone courses, back to learning objectives!
Things are moving in the first grade of secondary schools. Many teachers notice that it is not enough for these students to differentiate solely within their own regular class group. That is why more and more school teams are jointly taking …
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Blogging teachers with ideas to differentiate
Stories, articles, podcasts ... about differentiation appear regularly. Saskia Vandeputte and Jan Royackers collected their six favorite differentiation posts:
- top strategies for learning;
- differentiated evaluation;
- the review committee;
- class …
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Has everyone understood?
Has everyone understood? With that question you rarely find out what students have mastered and what not.
In this article, Saskia Vandeputte gives fifteen ways to evaluate formatively, divided into three categories:
- at the beginning of the lesson …
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Game-based learning: Fun to play, easy to deploy
In this e-module you will find an overview of board games for:
- Dutch,
- to calculate,
- English,
- citizenship.
For each game there is a video available with information about the game and tips on how to play the game.
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Anti-bullying for a year
As a school, it is best to work out a strong plan to prevent and tackle bullying. Here you will find tips that make it clear that such a plan does not have to be very complicated. You just have to get on with it. Moreover, you can reap the …
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Feather and stone: Working on low self-esteem
The article explains how you can use feathers and stones to help students with low self-esteem and a perfectionist attitude determine that their school results are good and that their bar is set too high.
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Apollo - 50 years of the moon landing
Half a century ago, Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. A total of twelve astronauts would be walking around on our nearest neighbor. The first moon landing kept the whole world glued to the TV set, the last flight received hardly any …
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Discussing difficult topics: Newsletter
When talking about radicalization of young people, politics and media sometimes look at education for solutions. However, a ready-made remedy is not always evident.
Educational experts ask questions like: what is radicalization, it only affects …
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