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The Flipped Classroom

The “flipped” classroom is an idea that teachers shoot a video of a lesson, then make the video available online for learners to view at home. Class time is devoted to problem solving and guidance. It’s an approach that flips the delivery of the lesson to homework. Dorian Love posted an excellent piece with various [...]

Paperless Exams

This November I ran my second set of paperless exams. Well, not quite paperless, as each student still received a printout of the questions to make it easier for them. They wrote the exam on a computer. All the files necessary to take the exam were posted on Moodle so that they could download the [...]

Who should appoint principals?

Statement by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga following the Council Of Education Ministers’ Meeting (CEM), 18 November 2011, Pretoria Appointment of Principals and the Role of School Governing Bodies (SGBs) The appointment procedure for school-based educators is the same regardless of the post level at which the educator is appointed. Any appointment to an educator [...]