Anglophone group

I hope this week has been kind to you. 

I've been thinking about this lately...

Sometimes we spend so much time thinking about what we want to teach...that we forget how much our students have taught us.

When I look back over the years, I can think of students who completely changed the way I explain a concept. Others taught me to slow down. Some reminded me that confidence often matters just as much as ability. And a few taught me that what works brilliantly with one learner simply doesn't work with another.

Those lessons have stayed with me far longer than any textbook.

✍️ What's one thing a student has taught you that has changed the way you teach?

Can I borrow one of your best ideas today?

Not the lesson you spent three days planning. Not the one that looked amazing on Instagram. I'm talking about that one thing that made you think,

"I'm definitely doing that again next year."

Sometimes it's the simplest ideas that end up making the biggest difference. And, honestly, some of my favourite classroom ideas over the years have come from other teachers.

So today, I'm hoping to borrow a few more.

✍️  I'd love to borrow one of your ideas. What's one activity or routine that worked really well for you this year?

I don't know if this happens to you too...

Every summer, I promise myself that I'll completely switch off.

And every summer, my teacher brain sneaks back in when I least expect it.

I'll be out for a walk, reading a book, or having coffee with friends... and suddenly I'll think, "Next year, I might try that differently."

For years, I used to feel guilty about that. I thought I wasn't really taking a break.

Now I've started looking at it differently.

Hi, I hope you are enjoying your holiday.

As you're wrapping up the school year, take a moment to think back...

WHAT'S ONE DIFFERENTIATION ACTIVITY OR STRATEGY FROM THIS YEAR THAT WORKED BETTER THAN YOU EXPECTED?

Differentiation is something we all believe in, but let's be honest, it isn't always easy.

Some days it feels like we're planning three or four different lessons instead of one. We want every learner to succeed, but finding the time to adapt activities, provide the right level of challenge, and support such a wide range of needs can be exhausting.

And yet, every year there are those little moments when something just clicks.