Anglophone group

Good morning everyone,

I hope you’ve had a great week. Today, I’m excited to share a new opportunity within our community: the InTA Community Ambassador role.

Some members already make such a positive difference by sharing ideas, contributing to discussions, asking thoughtful questions, and supporting others. Your energy and generosity help make this community a valuable and inspiring space for teachers everywhere.

To recognize and encourage this spirit, I’ll be inviting a few members to become InTA Community Ambassadors.

As an Ambassador, you would:

✔ participate regularly in the community

Over the past weeks, we have tried to make participation easier in this group.

I would now like to go one step further and introduce a small system to encourage active members and recognise contributions.

From now on:

✔ active members may be invited to become InTA Community Ambassadors

✔ contributors will be mentioned regularly

✔ small participation challenges will continue

Happy Monday.

I hope you had a good weekend.

Today, I would like to ask you a classroom reality question.

In your lessons at the moment, what takes the most energy?

A — behaviour 

B — motivation 

What was your biggest achievement this quarter?

Let's celebrate together.

When a strategy seems to work one day but not the next, what helps you decide whether to keep it, change it, or stop it?

Which sentence feels closest to your reality this week?

A — I feel on top of things 

B — Busy but manageable 

C — Tired but coping 

D — Completely overloaded

You can just write A / B / C / D.

Have you ever received a piece of advice that changed the way you teach?

Not a big theory.

Not a long training.

Just one sentence… at the right moment.

Sometimes the most useful advice comes from another teacher in the staff room, during a conversation, or after a difficult lesson.

In this group, we have a lot of experience, from different countries, subjects, and school contexts. Sharing one idea can really help someone else move forward.

Share one real classroom moment from recently.

It can be:

• Something difficult

• A small success

• A student reaction that stayed with you

• A lesson that didn’t go as expected

Sharing something from your classroom this week can be simple.

You can use this structure if it helps:

What I tried…What happened…What I’m wondering…

It does not need to be long.

My reflection this week:

▫️What I tried: I decided to give written instructions first

To begin this two-week dialogue, here is a first reflection:

In your current teaching, what takes the most energy right now?

◾Classroom behaviour

◾Planning load

◾Differentiation

◾Motivation of students

Over the next two weeks, I would like us to gently strengthen the dialogue in this group.

Not by posting more for the sake of posting, but by participating a little more intentionally.

Professional communities grow through small, consistent contributions.

🍀a question,

🍀a classroom moment,

🍀a reflection,

Hey everyone,

Just popping in to say hi and send a little support as we all deal with this serious heat!

Whether you're still in school mode, easing into prep for the year ahead, or fully in holiday mode (yes, please!), I hope you're finding ways to stay cool and take care of yourself. These hot days are a good reminder to slow down, rest when you need to, and check in on one another.

If you’ve got a fun tip, a go-to cool-down routine, or just want to say hi, feel free to drop it in the community. It’s always great to hear from you.

Stay safe, enjoy the break, and keep cool,

Dunja

• Maybe it’s not answering emails.

• Maybe it’s not planning next term’s units (yet!).

• Maybe it’s not feeling guilty about doing nothing.

Let’s normalize pausing, disconnecting, and just being.

What’s your “non-plan” this summer?

Hello, InTA community!

I hope your weekend offered a bit of rest and recharge.

Here’s a simple prompt to ground us this week:

• What’s one challenge you regularly face in your day-to-day teaching life?

Let’s open up space to support and learn from each other.

 Let’s get to know each other a little better 

Which one would you pick?

1. Morning duty or after-school duty? 

2. Parent-teacher conference or staff meeting? 

3. Group project or individual essay? 

What’s your go-to song to pump yourself up for the day, and why does it give you that extra boost?

I’d love to hear your favorites and the stories behind them — let’s create the ultimate energizing playlist together.

Drop your song and why below!

We’ve all seen some surprising things in class… but this one’s too good not to ask:

👉 What’s the most unexpected thing you’ve ever found in a student’s backpack?

Drop your story in the comments — let’s have a good laugh together!

If you could magically eliminate one teaching woe … which of these would you banish forever with one wave of a magic wand?

1. Endless staff meetings that could’ve been emails

2. Copy machine jams right before class

3. Students “forgetting” their homework…again

4. Grading a mountain of essays at midnight

5. Tech that crashes during your perfect lesson

Sometimes, it’s the little tweaks that can make the biggest difference in how our students engage and learn. Whether it's adjusting a classroom routine, trying a new teaching method, or using a simple tool, small changes can lead to big results. I’d love to hear about the changes you’ve made that have had a positive impact!

Share your experiences in the comments.