It's that time of year when everyone is looking forward to (or for some schools, already actually) meeting their classes. Those important first couple of weeks where you get to find out all about them and set the year up for great learning to occur.
First stop of course is checking through what data you have about the students so you get a picture before meeting them all, but what next? How can you develop a more holistic picture of who your students are and what their needs are?
There are many blogs out there about how some teachers go about doing this. This one from Bruce Hammonds contains some great tips and examples to gain inspiration from.
First stop of course is checking through what data you have about the students so you get a picture before meeting them all, but what next? How can you develop a more holistic picture of who your students are and what their needs are?
There are many blogs out there about how some teachers go about doing this. This one from Bruce Hammonds contains some great tips and examples to gain inspiration from.