Nan Bahr's Blog
Nan Bahr & Donna Pendergast Teachers play a pivotal role in the lives of adolescents. They are charged with the responsibility to educate young people to live as active, informed and engaged members of society. In aspiring to this vision, teachers perform as mentors and role models; collaborators and guides; disciplinarians and managers; assessors and... Continue Reading →
https://www.slideshare.net/NanBahr/pigletpres21082019 This is a presentation to accompany the Noble Piglet article. Some of the transitions and effects won't work, but it does outline the key elements of the paper.
This short video outlines my understandings regarding academic integrity and how important it is to attribute someone's ideas appropriately. https://youtu.be/iZRtQWEHq08
High impact teaching draws on the fine attributes of a teacher who is beyond competent. https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/high-impact-teaching-the-noble-piglet-effect
I thought I might highlight the characteristic issues that adolescents present for their teachers and families. Here is an article that I published in Teacher. https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/lessons-from-things-adolescents-almost-never-say
These are two relatively recent contributions I've made to The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/viewpoints-should-teaching-students-who-fail-a-literacy-and-numeracy-test-be-barred-from-teaching-109882 https://theconversation.com/lets-abandon-naplan-we-can-do-better-95363
This is an article that has attracted a lot of attention. I've tried to describe the perceptions that seem rife about teaching. The comments that people have contributed to the article are interesting too. There is a strong focus on comparative salaries. perhaps consider contributing to the comments yourself. https://theconversation.com/seven-reasons-people-no-longer-want-to-be-teachers-94580
Nan Bahr, August 20, 2019 A comment from a popular online blog: “Yes, they do have to be smart and most of my colleagues are smart. By which I mean: They are smart enough.” (Quora, 2017) Given that a good teacher can’t be dumb, how smart do they need to be to be good, and... Continue Reading →
'Teacher' has published part 2 of my article on positive teaching today. Have a look!
An article I've written for 'Teacher' has been published today ...all about the place for humour in teaching, using Dr Seuss as the muse. This is Part 1 of a 2 part offering on the attributes that teachers can bring to help transform learners. Check it out.
