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Welcome to Karen's thoughts, writings, articles and thinking. Click on the buttons below to jump to a specific topic or section you are interested in.

Teacher Topics
Habits of Mind
Visible Thinking
Study Smart Success
Parent Articles
Keeping it Real


Teacher Topics


Back To School

The New 'F' Word

Mindful Activities and Practices

Impact Teaching

Teaching Online During Lockdown

From Comfortable Complacency to the Courage of Conflict

The Future of Careers

Team Teaching – practical ways to structure and organise it

Feedback in the Classroom

Learning to Disagree Respectfully

Why our education system needs to change

Raising Professionalism

Learning to Give and Receive an Apology

The L3 Roadway to Success

Goal Setting in the Primary Years

Teaching for Independence

What if…

Ensuring Rewards are Effective

The lessons I want my students to learn…

Personalised Mastery Learning – my visit to Khan Lab School

Setting Up Your Classroom for Success

How do students know they know?

Enhancing Thought-Full Classroom Dialogue

Avoiding Avoidance in the Classroom

An open letter to my daughter’s teacher

Modern Learning Environments – the underlying philosophy to success

Learning Personal Responsibility

Why is learning so scary?

Everything is hard before it is easy

Setting the foundations…

Rules are a two way street…

Rites of Passage

What will be your legacy?

Switching Places – seeing school from the student perspective

Digital Wellbeing – Relieve the stresses of sitting at your computer all day.

Transformational Learning

Unpacking & Embedding Values and Dispositions

Bolder Leadership

Self-Directed Learning

Transitioning to Secondary School

Living Your Best Life

Differentiation

Your Body's Natural Defenses

The Process of Genius Hour

Motivation – how to keep it this year…

Back to School – Post Lockdown

Developing a Learning Culture

Sleep and Technology

The Art & Science of Gratitude

Setting Yourself up for Success – your morning routine

Creating Your Identity

Minimising Decision Fatigue

12 ways to add more movement into your classroom


Habits of Mind


Metacognition - Thinking about your thinking

Taking Responsible Risks – a key to new learning

11 Ways to Promote Persistence

Striving for Accuracy & Precision

Language is the key to great thinking

Fostering Wonderment & Awe in the Classroom

Listening with Understanding and Empathy

Find Humour

Making Connections by Accessing Past Knowledge

Learning to Manage the Impulses

Gathering Data through All Our Senses


Making Thinking Visible - The 8 Cultural Forces


The Power of Expectations

The Power of Language

Mastering Time in the Classroom

Routines to Support and Scaffold Learning & Thinking

Providing Opportunities for Thinking & Learning

Using the Classroom Space to Promote Thinking and Learning

It’s all about Relationships

Modelling Thinking & Learning


Study Smart Series




10 Study Techniques for Easier Recall

Practical Ways to Learn a New Language

I Made Flashcards - Now What?

6 Tips for Managing Exam Stress

Setting up a Learning and Study Environment at Home

Note Taking Hacks

Revising for the Test or Exam

Reading Hacks for Study Success

A Study Session in Action

Memory Hacks for Studying – Making Information StAnD OuT

Memory Hacks for Study Success

Setting PRO Goals

Study Smart – the last few weeks before the exams

Study skills for success – Starting the year with success in mind

Preparing for Practice and External Exams

11 Tips Towards Exam Success

The Art of Summarising

The role of sleep and learning for teenagers

6 Proven Strategies for Exam Success

The 7 Needs of a Healthy Brain & Body

The Extra Benefits of Study

Strategies to Combat Study Overwhelm, Overload and feeling Out of Control

Putting the Brakes on Procrastination

50 Study mart Tips For Success

Exam Tips – before, during & after


Parent Articles


Parenting CoronaKids

Understanding Success

Watching TV – is it helping or hindering social interaction?

Ditch self-esteem and focus on self-control

Supporting Your Teen Through Exams

School Holidays – creating lasting memories with fun family challenges

Parenting for Independence

Promoting Self Worth

Parenting Tips – 9 of our family traditions

Effort vs accomplishment

Our Family Bucket Lists – Goal setting for the future

Metacognition - Thinking about your thinking

Teaching Responsibility as a Parent


Keeping it Real Series & Other articles


Keeping it Real Series – Success

Keeping It Real Series – Natural Eating

Keeping It Real Series – My Deep Desire…

My world feels like it has been rocked…

Break a Leg!

Reflecting on 21 Years

Asking for help is not easy… for me

Gratitude and Abundance – 5 life lessons