I love online learning. Our professional development no longer has to rely on school priorities or budgets. Online courses have made it easy to organise

A PYP teacher's blog for reflecting, sharing and lifelong learning
I love online learning. Our professional development no longer has to rely on school priorities or budgets. Online courses have made it easy to organise
I am terrified of public speaking. This isn’t an exaggeration. I’m shy, introverted and have a slight speech impediment (it was much stronger as a
In an older post, Teacher workload: why less is more, I offered ten reasons why teachers’ workload should be lessened in places such as the England (still my
Those of you who follow my blog will have probably noticed that I am in a routine of posting weekly, almost always on Sundays. I’ve pondered
For many years, my school (Victoria Shanghai Academy, Hong Kong) has supported the work of the Masarang Foundation, founded and led by Dr. Willie Smits.
True story: On December 31st 2013, as I waited for the new year to ring in, I reflected on the year gone by. I remember
This week marked my blog’s first birthday! My first post was published on March 22nd 2016. One year, 59 posts, 70,000 views and 1,726 followers
In a previous post, I outlined my strong beliefs about why teachers should have a reduced workload. I argued that less is more, for several
At the beginning of this week, I was thrilled to find out that many of my students (in Hong Kong) had been following the US
Dickie Wada-Thomas has many years of teaching experience across primary school and is now ICT Co-ordinator. Dickie has two children of his own. Follow him
This week, I have been fortunate enough to visit Dubai and Abu Dhabi as part of our annual PTA overseas trip. What an amazing part
Another academic year has drawn to a close. Well, kind of. I have five more days to go because I will support our PTA on the annual
I trained in the UK (four years) and then taught there as a qualified teacher for a further three years. I’m sure that UK teachers will
It has been a tough week for me as a new blogger. Suddenly, people disagree with me! I wasn’t expecting this. Up until now, the feedback on