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Self-care with Adam Voigt: Is your glass half full or half empty?

We all face tough days or times. It’s a part of life, especially in schools, and especially for leaders. But…

4 years ago

Adam Voigt on teacher practice: explicit versus implicit

If your students are likely to provide answers like these, then my best guess is that you, like me for…

5 years ago

Say the right things: Using effective classroom communication

"I was under pressure, I was emotional," says Adam Voigt. "And in an emotional state, locating the right words from…

5 years ago

The leadership tip from Australia’s female science explorer: NO TRIANGLES

Adam Voigt writes: Rachael Robertson is a quite remarkable Australian. Inspired by little more than an ad in the local…

6 years ago

It’s a classroom not a court room, advocates Adam Voigt

Schools should have an entirely different purpose to court rooms and when we invite mechanisms from our courts into our…

6 years ago

Adam Voigt: The line” is about harm and not behaviour

Adam describes his genuinely amazement at how often he's asked one particular question when it comes to serious student behaviour…

6 years ago

Adam Voigt: A school leader’s character is more important than strategy.

Being good at your work is not enough for school leaders? What do your people notice about you?

6 years ago

Adam Voigt: Why parents listen to shock jocks more than you.

How teachers should counteract prominent shock jocks who rant about the latest edu-issue of the week.

6 years ago

Adam Voigt: Do you know an overbearing ‘Alpha’ teacher?

The Alpha teacher should be facilitating the improvement of the other teachers. Yet they are usually hogging all the important…

6 years ago

Adam Voigt: Why detention is the ‘soft’ option in behaviour management

Schools that take a so-called hard-line approach to behaviour management may be missing out on the benefits of restorative practices,…

6 years ago

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