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Teacher Insights

18-03-2022
Guided Play Effective for Children
Guided Play methods where playful educational activities steered by an adult using open-ended questions and enable children to learn and explore in their own way according to studies by the University of Cambridge. A study of 3800 children between the age of three and eight showed that a playful approach to learning can be just as effective as more traditional, teacher-led methods in developing key skills- including literacy, numeracy, social skills, and essential thinking sk...
15-03-2022
Doing Calculations Boosts Mental Stren...
Performing calculations such as addition and subtraction fires neurons in the brain region parahippocampal cortex which becomes active during the process, according to a study by researchers at the Universities of Tubingen and Bonn. The findings indicate that some of the neurons detected are active exclusively during additions, while others are active during subtractions.  The researchers were able to identify neurons that were fired specifically during addition and subt...
23-02-2022
Impact of school closures on preschool...
The school closures during the pandemic led to severe disruptions in educational systems. Preschoolers who needed more educational support for early math and literacy performance found it hard to compensate at home because they require teaching expertise, appropriate activities and materials, and quality stimulation from caregivers.  The cognitive and motor development skills of children at age five suffered the most followed by their attitudes towards learning. Sta...
18-02-2022
How to Tackle Sensitive Topics in Clas...
All teachers will inevitably teach about sensitive topics. These topics may range from racism, forced labour, or slavery to bullying, sexual orientation, and gender biases — and may be completely unexpected. Any topic of a sensitive nature may make even the best of teachers uncomfortable when exploring the topic with students. Our natural reaction is often to shy away from difficult or controversial topics, or to approach them from a superficial, strained, or halfhearted st...
Teacher Insights
15-02-2022
How Teachers can Support the Mental He...
Dealing with stressful situations is equally important for both children and adults. Children have experienced isolation, grief, and anxiety and some may have e...
Teacher Insights
13-02-2022
Play and Distance Learning: Why Childr...
Understanding the importance of play In distance learning and ways in which parents can support children for the same.
Teacher Insights
08-02-2022
Who is it behind the mask?
When the pandemic partially clouded up the faces by introducing masks, people failed to recognize the faces that hid behind them. The use of face masks led to a...
Teacher Insights
27-01-2022
Conversing with Students Increases Tea...
Research developed by Tennessee State University shows that conversations and daily interaction among teachers and children are crucial for their development. O...
Teacher Insights
20-01-2022
Play Based Learning has a Positive Imp...
If children are given the freedom to explore, but with some gentle guidance, it can be very good for their education – perhaps in some cases better than direc...
18-01-2022
Teacher Expectations Can Have Powerful...
Teacher expectation research has continued to establish an association between what teachers expect of their students and what students accomplish academically. The effect of teacher expectations is generally accepted to be a significant factor for student learning. Differences in student characteristics can influence the expectations that teachers form for their student's academic achievement. Students from already disadvantaged backgrounds, such as low socio-economic status...
Teacher Insights
15-01-2022
The Significance of Social Emotional L...
How do we know that a student is thriving at school? In the past, student grades and test scores have been the key measures of academic success. But these days,...
Teacher Insights
17-11-2021
Teacher shall help Students to Collabo...
Teachers shall promote a synergy among students in a class. When students are collaboratively working among each other, they get to know the strength of their p...