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Welcome to Kirkcaldy High School Professional Learning- this area is aimed at teachers/students interested in developing leadership and who love learning.

Joined September 2015
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Three weeks to go until our #professionallearning event on #confidence & #resilience for learners! Learn more and register soon to get a place ed.ac.uk/education/professio… #cpd #Edinburgh
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Read this article for general strategies on using questions in your classroom to facilitate learning: teachingcenter.wustl.edu/res…
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10 Strategies To Make Learning Feel More Like A Game - bit.ly/2nJn34o
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How to help your students feel comfortable taking on challenges, even if they might fail: 1. Celebrate perseverance. 2. Share your mistakes. 3. Allow retakes. 4. Discover 'the power of yet.' 5. Note the failures of successful people. edut.to/2Bhnf4o
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For those interested in all things teacher leadership, check out this chapter from a new book on the subject. Struck by the many overlaps between these messages and what we're working on through @TeamSCEL ascd.org/publications/books/… #SCELTLP #SCELSTL
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UKEdMag: 10 SEN strategies or just good practice for any classroom? by @eddiemconlon ukedchat.com/2018/06/20/sen-…
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The latest KHS Newsletter (attached) is on our website and emailed home today. Parents/carers of new S1 can expect an email soon. Congratulations to Mrs Hamilton @KHSmaths who will be an Acting Depute Rector, covering during Mrs Aitken's spell @LochgellyHS Have a great hoilday!
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10 essential discussions to have in any teacher team. teacherhead.com/2018/07/17/1…
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"Does your professional learning for teachers afford them opportunities to become assessment capable learners who reflect on their own impact?" Great article @ReVISION_Learng on #Visiblelearning, #Collectiveefficacy, and challenge!
When All Things Become Visible- Following our time at #AVL2018 we saw visible learning in action & right in front of us on the shores of Lake Michigan. Check out our blog tinyurl.com/y8stah3k - @CorwinPress @VisibleLearning @ATep46
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“Visible kindness” modelling this grows it in our learners too nitter.gq/teachertoolkit/status/…
10 Easy Behaviour Management Tips For Lesson Success via @TeacherToolkit buff.ly/2KFOgyP
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Community work made Polar success a reality centralfifetimes.com/news/16…
Combining Visible Learning with Growth Mindset- feedback is SO important and learner engagement and action in feedback is a big driver for raising attainment nitter.gq/visiblelearning/status…
While the @john_hattie's research has changed slightly since the publication of this article, it's still an excellent read about #Visiblelearning and self-reported grades: ow.ly/YwEv50hR386 @bbbullis #Visiblelearning
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Interesting idea as basis for questions to get teachers more involved in Improvememts nitter.gq/impactwales/status/101…
As this academic year draws to a close, here's a nice list to reflect on over the summer break by @4OClockFaculty via @Alex_Corbitt
Thank you so much to all staff and pupils at KHS for the lovely send off today. I felt very emotional with all of the good luck messages. Thanks also to all parents and the Kirkcaldy Community who have been so supportive over the last ten years. Xxx nitter.gq/kirkcaldyhigh/status/1…
Very best wishes for the holidays everyone ... have a great break. Special thanks and good luck to Mrs Aitken, who takes up the role of Acting Headteacher @LochgellyHS from August.
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. When it comes to managing change, a simple checklist can really help. . This one is based on combining the models of Kotter, Knoster, Thousand and Villa, plus a few ideas of my own. . FREE downloadable WORD version here: dropbox.com/s/fiye0pc01rrhkz… . @LshipMatters #honk
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Well done to Miss Ashby and Miss Murray who won the staff Wimbledon final today! Well contested by runners up Mr Stewart and Miss Fotheringham 🎾🏆🥇🥈 – at Cowdenbeath, Scotland
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