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This page contains many articles I've written over the years in pursuit of learning, reflection, and personal development.

Themes include productivity, wellbeing, teaching, defusing bullying, culture, heritage, facilitation & more.

You will find that some of these posts are originally published on LinkedIn.

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Mar 182 min read

Metacognition: A Practical Approach for Educators

[#teaching + #metacognition] When I've asked how the word 'metacognition' sounds in workshops recently, a common word is...

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Mar 182 min read

Mic Mischief: Finding Humour in Facilitation

[#facilitation + #humour] At one of our Network & Learn events in #SaudiArabia last week, the ICT Manager was helping us set up the...

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Mar 182 min read

Lessons Learned in Tahoe's Winter Wonderland 🐻❄️

[#facilitation + #bears 🐻] I visited San Francisco this past winter, and went skiing in Lake Tahoe with friends. We stayed in a quaint...

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Mar 122 min read

To shuffle, or not to shuffle? That is the question.

[#facilitation🙋🏻‍♀️] Have you, too, ever been met with resistance when you try to change groups up when you’re #facilitating? How do...

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May 20, 20232 min read

Three things about Cambridge Online Maths

[#learning🤓] My colleagues David Hickinson and Mohamed Mahmoud Abdulazeem are two complete pros 😎😎 at using a nifty tool called...

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May 16, 20232 min read

Empowering Webinar Facilitation

[#facilitation✨🙋🏻‍♀️] What do you do when you don’t get a reply to the question you pose in an online webinar, or a big group during a...

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Apr 2, 20231 min read

Facilitating a Session on #ActiveLearning

How can I tell when I’m working with a team who are well in the swing of professional development in their unique school context? When...

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