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  A key lesson learned during the pandemic is the important role teachers play in ensuring that learning continues. As schools reopen, a lot will depend on teachers to ensure that children will be able to continue their education in a safe and healthy environment; and make up for knowledge and skills that may have been lost. As a teacher, knowing the facts will not only protect yourself but also your students. Be aware of fake information and dangerous myths about COVID-19 circulating that are feeding fear and stigma.  Physical distancing at schools When it comes to physical distancing, it is important that you establish some classroom ground rules in accordance with the procedures established by your school’s administration, as well as the protocols established by your respective country’s Ministry of Health and/or local health bodies and authorities. Recommended measures include: ·       Maintain a distance of at least 1 metre between everyone present at school ·       Incr

  Flexi Spaces are in-school flexible learning spaces. They are deeply considered learning environments designed to support children who are disengaged from school and who often face challenging personal circumstances. They promote inclusion and incorporate  evidence-based design principles  that respond directly to the learning needs of disengaged students. While many schools offer off-campus alternative learning settings, FlexiSpaces create a physical space within their school campus to provide the student, their family, and the school with the support to reconnect within the mainstream environment. This is less disruptive and supports a sense of belonging. Students can maintain a connection with current activities where possible, and make a smooth transition back to mainstream learning. The benefits of an in-school flexible learning response, like a FlexiSpace as compared to off-campus programs, is that FlexiSpaces allow students to: remain with their peers and friendship gr

  When we think of the people involved in teaching and learning, we tend to think of the teachers and the learners. Yet, in the context of young learner and teenage education, this leaves out a very important stakeholder – the parents or carers! Parents have a very keen interest in what happens with the learning of the children in their care. As a teacher, having open and constructive channels of communication with parents is essential. Having an effective strategy to bring them into the classroom and the learning process is very often the key to success. 1. Clear It is important to be clear about our aim and message when we are communicating with someone. Clear communication explains complicated ideas in ways that you can understand using simple and familiar language. It leaves no doubts or ambiguity about the purpose of the communication. 2. Concrete Once you have removed jargon, how do you fill in the gaps? Good communication is essential: your challenge is to find a new w

 A key lesson learned during the pandemic is the important role teachers play in ensuring that learning continues. As schools reopen, a lot will depend on teachers to ensure that children will be able to continue their education in a safe and healthy environment; and make up for knowledge and skills that may have been lost. As a teacher, knowing the facts will not only protect yourself but also your students. Be aware of fake information and dangerous myths about COVID-19 circulating that are feeding fear and stigma.  Physical distancing at schools When it comes to physical distancing, it is important that you establish some classroom ground rules in accordance with the procedures established by your school’s administration, as well as the protocols established by your respective country’s Ministry of Health and/or local health bodies and authorities. Recommended measures include:  Maintain a distance of at least 1 meter between everyone present at school  Increase desk spacing (at l

  Preschool children are little ones who are developing their basic skills and trying to figure the ways of socializing with adults and their peers. The preschool children are also learning to adjust to the new classroom environment. As preschool teachers, we need to plan a few strategies which will help in class management. We present you few ideas of class control techniques in this article. 1.  “Teachers should be warm and caring toward children who are acting upset,” says Stephanie Leclair of Tiny Hoppers. All ways try to be a teacher, who always is open in conversation with the preschoolers. When the teacher is warm, the child will open up themselves and feel reassured. This attitude of the teacher in the class will help in managing the class efficiently. 2. Organize your classroom in a way that the class materials are organized as noisy corners and quiet corners in different parts of a classroom. The noisy corners may include play materials such as blocks and the quiet corner wil