I have taught whole class guided reading in my class for two weeks now. If you’re new to my site, check this post and this post to find out more about how and why I have decided to use this strategy. I’ve used this strategy for well over a year now and seen some great success,… Read More Whole Class Guided Reading: Structure and Differentiation
MrsMactivity Review: The Best Bargain Resource Site in 2019. If money was no object, we could always have the best, most colorful resources in the market, but if you seek the freebies on sites like Teacher’s Pay Teachers, you often end up with resources that aren’t exactly what you need and you end up spending… Read More MrsMactivity Review: Is this site for you?
The hard part of making the switch to Whole Class Guided Reading is deciding to do it. Once you have committed to diving into it whole heartedly, the teaching, resourcing and assessment comes easily. In this post, I offer 5 steps for covering to whole class guided reading. Click here to see why and how I made the switch… Read More 5 Steps for Converting to Whole Class Guided Reading
Hello all, Halfway through week 3 of teaching in Ireland and I’m only getting to grips with things on a basic level. As I trained in the UK, I always looked forward to teaching in Ireland because I’d been told there was “so much less paperwork, minimal planning and lower expectations”. Despite this, I’m feeling… Read More “Teaching in Ireland is easier”…then why do I feel like an NQT?
Teaching in Ireland As the last week of the summer holidays approach, I’m starting to feel like I’m finally settling in and ready to begin my journey teaching in Ireland. I’ve finished applying and interviewing for jobs and I have secured a position in an Educate Together School- delighted! With that said, I am noticing… Read More Returning to teach in Ireland
Another post based on returning to Ireland as a teacher. If you, like me, are returning to Ireland, you may have an interest in some of my previous posts: Returning to teach in Ireland, Applying for Jobs while Abroad and Applying for Jobs in Ireland: What I’ve Learned. This post is unrelated to applying for jobs- instead I want to… Read More Settling Back into life in Ireland- Car Insurance, Garda Vetting and Money talks.
Securing a teaching job in Ireland is hard! I’m now home in Ireland since the end of June and have applied for close to 40 jobs. I’m no closer (at this moment) to securing a job for the next academic year and that worries me! I’ve not lived in Ireland for 5 years now and… Read More Applying for Jobs in Ireland: What I’ve Learned
Hello all, Like many of you already know, I’m returning to Ireland to teach for the next academic year. As a result of this, I’ve already started to apply for jobs even though I’m still in Qatar at the moment. In this post, I’m going to shed some light on what I’ve been doing in… Read More Applying for Jobs while Abroad
Hello all, I’ll be returning earlier than expected to teach in Ireland this year, due to personal circumstances. I can’t quite believe that it’s been five whole years since I’ve lived in the Emerald Isle. Since leaving, I’ve trained in the UK to be a Primary School Teacher, taught in the UK and moved to… Read More Returning to teach in Ireland
Hello lovely people, I’m back with yet another post about Qatar. As it approaches the end of another academic year, I know next year’s cohort of teachers are starting to get organized for their big move! One of the things I questioned the most was what I should wear while teaching in Qatar. Especially… Read More What to wear as a teacher in Qatar
