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Tom Whitby
All articles by Tom Whitby
‘We have 20th century teachers educating 21st century students: we must improve professional development’
If we are to better educate our kids, we need first to better educate their educators, says Tom Whitby.
8 December 2016
‘Students need lessons in how to make decisions: the election race demonstrates we are not very good at it’
‘To create citizens capable of making sound decisions, we need to hand them much more responsibility when they are at school’
9 November 2016
‘Schools must appoint teacher coaches to keep staff up to speed with rapid changes in technology’
Professional development has not been changed in a century and must be overhauled to improve standards of teaching, says Tom Whitby
16 October 2016
‘People are scared of change - but teachers must be encouraged to experiment with new ideas’
Professional development must be improved to help teachers innovate, says Tom Whitby
22 August 2016
‘Teachers must be encouraged to innovate - even if that means failing’
Educators need to find new ways of teaching to prepare students for their future, says Tom Whitby
8 August 2016
‘How social media can save teaching and stop educators failing their students’
Teachers must break out of their comfort zones and connect with other professionals, says pioneer Tom Whitby
11 July 2016