by mindroar | Mar 27, 2020 | blog, free resources, Freebie Friday, teaching resources, teaching strategies
I’ve never had to do distance learning or teaching. But, for a semester while I earned my Master’s in Writing, Editing, and Publishing, I had the privilege of tutoring an introductory college/university-level English literature class. But, I broke out in a...
by mindroar | Nov 18, 2019 | #teacherlife, blog, Crash Course Literature, Crash Course Study Skills, free resources, teaching, teaching resources, video resources
It’s 4pm and you were supposed to pick up your kids from daycare half an hour ago, but you still have to figure out how to introduce that content-heavy lesson for tomorrow’s third period Year 9 English class. Your stomach sinks because you need to be...
by mindroar | Oct 11, 2019 | blog, Crash Course Study Skills, teaching resources, teaching strategies, teaching study skills
The first time I studied properly was for a Year 12 for a Biology exam I wanted to get an A in. I re-read all of my notes for the whole unit, summarised the main ideas, condensed the main ideas into single words that ‘triggered’ other information, and...
by mindroar | Aug 6, 2018 | blog, free resources, teaching resources
It was a Thursday lunchtime, I had just rushed into my staffroom to inhale my lunch, and the next class was about to start in 10 minutes. Only problem? I had NOTHING planned. Cue the feeling in the pit of my stomach, slowly sinking as the minutes...
