Why online homework is good for students, parents and teachers
Quality remote learning is needed now more than ever, with students required to work partly at school and partly face-to-face, online learning, such as online homework, must be just as inclusive and accessible at home as it is in school. As part of the remote learning practice, online homework is still an important activity. With […]
6 home and school Halloween activities for students
Halloween is just around the corner, and with trick or treating being put on pause this year, schools will need to bring their Halloween spirit out in full force! Some schools in the UK are back full time, however, some have implemented a model whereby some students are required to study from home whilst other […]
Back to school and the ‘new’ normal
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Warren Buffett It’s been quite a few months. The ubiquity of the word “unprecedented” has been, well, unprecedented. The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has tested individuals, institutions, nations and their systems and processes to breaking point. Many have been exposed. I remain optimistic, […]
School communication through Milk
Our latest tool in the box “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.” John Ruskin We, at Milk, live by Ruskin’s sentiments. We’re constantly looking to modify and tweak, and innovate and improve our student planner app. Our mission? To enhance the working lives of teachers, lightening the […]
Ten steps to overcoming edtechnophobia
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” Henry Ford Ten steps to overcoming edtechnophobia Sometimes it takes a survey to prove what we’ve all long suspected. Over a third of pupils (37 per cent) feel that “teachers lack confidence in digital skills and therefore […]
How to give feedback to your students
“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt Feedback is the perfect opportunity to show your commitment to those who matter most: your students. It’s also the easiest thing to get wrong. Done badly, it can backfire with unintended consequences. Even Winston Churchill, as the quotation below […]
21 Tips to help you survive your first year in teaching
“The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.” John Ruskin 21 Tips to help you survive your first year in teaching Daunting, exhilarating, incredibly rewarding – your NQT year is quite a ride. And one thing’s for sure: you’ll be bombarded with […]
A day in the life with your Milk (My Interactive Learning Kit)
“The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men Gang aft agley” Robert Burns, 1785 A day in the life with your Milk (My Interactive Learning Kit) Teaching is the best job in the world, but it doesn’t always quite go to plan. Some days it feels like you’re doing more firefighting than teaching. It makes […]
How to make the most of your Milk (My Interactive Learning Kit)
We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world. David Warlick How to make the most of your Milk Admin appears out of control. Anecdotes and wide-ranging […]
Top ten time-saving tips for teachers
Where does all the time go? There’s never enough of the stuff. As teachers, we’re master plate-spinners, but the better we get, the more plates they throw in our direction. Sometimes it feels that the only way to get everything done is to camp out in school and not go home until the end of […]
