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Toli Papadopoulos

CYPHER LEARNING hosts its first global virtual event: 24h Education

Every New Year is a great opportunity to reflect upon what happened in the last 12 months, identify areas of improvement, and plan for better outcomes in the months to come. Personal development is never a bad idea, nor a bad investment. So start identifying opportunities to better yourself each month of 2023. For starters, in January, CYPHER LEARNING will host a global virtual event for people who want to expand their knowledge base on all things educational: 24h Education.
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Trauma-responsive teachers are critical for creating safe learning environments 

Childhood trauma is a prevalent problem. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) estimates that in a classroom of 20 students, at least three are likely to have had traumatic experiences. Children and adolescents with adverse experiences such as abuse, violence, displacement, and neglect can find it difficult to make friends, concentrate in classrooms and respond to fast-paced changes. Left unaddressed, trauma may push children to social disengagement and school failure. 
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The AFL has designed a host of resources to help alleviate time poor teachers

If there was a perfect recipe for a lesson plan, every teacher knows that the list of ingredients would be extensive; from needing to be engaging, age-appropriate, the ability to cater to differing student needs and abilities, consideration of the delivery methods, curriculum-alignment, rich and open-ended tasks and so on. Combining these ingredients to create the perfect lesson, can take hours of preparation, cross-referencing, collaboration with peers and research. The hours of time that teachers simply do not have! 
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Educational adventures in Asia and New Zealand

Educational adventures in Asia and New Zealand

International travel is well and truly back! Keen to get your students out of the classroom to experience the world and the educational and personal benefits that come from exploring a new destination, culture and environment? WorldStrides spotlight some of its top international learning adventures across Asia and New Zealand that will broaden students’ horizons far beyond their textbooks.
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Why an international music tour?

Why an international music tour?

Far beyond the classroom walls, you’ll find a thriving music culture that will inspire and excite your students, fuelling their artistic passion and zeal for performing. An international music tour packs a significant punch in terms of student development says WorldStrides. A international music tour provides opportunities for personal and social growth in addition to the musical and performance development one would expect from a music tour.
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