[Reading time: 3 minutes] At the end of 2021, the South African Council for Educators published its annual report to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. The comprehensive report outlined the challenges that the Council faced during the 2020/2021 financial year, its performance and its expenditure. It also outlined a few key factors that were […]
Reading time: 4 minutes In March 2020, within the matter of a day, the South African school calendar was disrupted. What was first believed to be a short-lived, temporary shift became a lengthy process of transition that lasted into 2021. As it stands, South African educators are being called upon to adapt to various levels […]
Place yourself in your students’ shoes! What can we learn as professionals from our personal learning journey? As educators and learning professionals, this question left me pondering about our own growth – what can we do to improve workplace learning in our own schools? First and foremost we need to find time to place ourselves […]
Professional development programs for educators are not unique to South Africa. In certain states in America, for example, educators require a licence to teach. This licence needs to be renewed periodically, and renewal depends on a teacher’s professional development credits. In South Africa, the professional development system for teachers is facilitated by the South African […]
By: Inge Elliott As a fellow teacher, I know that many of us harbour negative perceptions regarding the concept of professional development. There is already a myriad of pressing administrative duties demanding our attention without the additional strain of developmental requirements, which are often too far removed from the realities of day-to-day teaching to elicit […]
Imagine, Explore, Learn, Think, Know…a different approach to teaching […]
