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$1m prize for London educator named 'world's best teacher A woman from north London has been announced as the first British winner of a prize worth $1m (£720,000) for the world’s best teacher. Andria Zafirakou, an arts and textiles teacher from Alperton community school in Brent, north-west London, was presented with the fourth annual Varkey Foundation Global Teacher prize in Dubai on Sunday. She collected the honour at a ceremony attended by the former US vice president Al Gore, Tony Blair, and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton. In a congratulatory message played during the ceremony, prime minister Theresa May said the award was a “fitting tribute” for everything Zafirakou had done. Zafirakou, who is the first UK teacher to win the award, told reporters: “I was shocked. I was completely overwhelmed. I didn’t realise it was me.” She called for more support for the “power of the arts”, saying schools can make a positive difference in children’s lives through crea...

They killed my son who just entered university — Bereaved father By Simon Ebegbulem, Benin-City and Bashir Bello, Katsina FIVE persons, including a first year student of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, identified as Collins Ojierakhi, were feared killed by herdsmen in Ugboha, Esan South-East Local Government Area and Odiguete in  Ovia North-East Local Government Area  of Edo State. About 12 persons are said to have been hospitalized in Benin Central Hospital and other private hospitals in Benin-City, the state capital,  as a result of the attacks. The Ugboha incident occurred on Friday evening as Collins and his friends were reportedly on their way back to the village from Uromi. The father of the AAU student, Mr Festus Ojierakhi, told Sunday Vanguard, yesterday, ¨I am just confused. I was actually in the house eating at about 8pm and I started asking about my son who was not there. I was told he went to Uromi with his friends on motorcycle. ¨It was ar...

The dream turns into reality* The ever conscious New Bridge Hall School debaters turned their dreams into reality as they proved excellently their skills and intellect in the Junior Debate League competition held at New Bridge Hall, 15 Oguntuga Street, Ojokoro Road, Eyita, Ikorodu, Lagos, 14th March, 2018 on the topic "MOST SCHOOLS SUBJECTS ARE IRRELEVANT TO FUTURE SKILLS" It was a competition between NBH School and AtTanzeel School with three debaters and one independent speaker from the two schools, in which NHB debaters supported the motion of the topic while AtTanzeel debaters spoke against the motion. It was a memorable, educative, entertaining and informative program as the two parties communicated their audiences convincingly. It is a fact that the program is not a waste of time to its audiences because every line of each debater's presentation was awesome and full of persuasive messages that are beneficiary to what future demands. The scholars were able t...

Lekan Adebisi, the suspected madman who butchered two four-year-old pupils in Ogun State on Monday, has explained the reason for his action. Adebisi had stormed the premises of St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Agodo, Ogun Waterside LGA and hacked two pupils, Mubarak Kalesowo and Sunday Obituyi, to death. The suspect was nabbed in a bush on Thursday by a team of policemen from Ogbere Area Command. Speaking with journalists after his arrest, Adebisi said he embarked on the action over “frustration”.  See transcript of interview with Adebisi, who most times reportedly sounded incoherent and constantly switched between Yoruba and English. How old are you? I am 28 years old. Are you married or single? I am not married. I don’t have a girlfriend. What do you do for a living? I used to organise private lessons for children and charge N20 per child. Why did you kill two pupils at St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Agodo, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area? ...

Debate Competition between  New Bridge Hall School , Al-Tanzel School , today at New Bridge Hall School Premises. and

A mentally ill man gained access to St John’s Primary School, Agodo, Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun state   and murdered two four year old pupils, Mubarak Kalesowo and Sunday Obituyi. Entire crew of Wisethinkers Educational Services express our heartfelt sympathies  to the family of the murdered children and call for a review of the security system of schools,  especially government-owned school, across the country to stem the growing tide of kidnappings,  killings and other tragedies, which could diminish  the confidence of parents and guardians i...

Many people think the primary qualification for being a teacher is knowledge and mastery of the subject matter. By studying secondary math teacher preparation, I’ve found that most teachers come into the field with a deep background in math. The problem is that the understanding of mathematics gained through advanced university mathematics courses is not well-connected to the mathematics in the work of teaching. For example, most teachers are able to solve any problem in a high school math textbook. But that’s not the same as explaining how to solve those problems in multiple ways so that it’s accessible to many students. It’s really about understanding math in the way that it’s needed for teaching. This understanding is its own complex skill separate from (though connected to) understanding advanced mathematics. A big part of my work is about helping teachers develop the math understanding they need for teaching. Teaching is not simply standing in front of a class to disseminate kn...

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WHY YOU NEED TRAINING ALWAYS  Why does a teacher need to care about his/her own professional development?  Here are five quick reasons why you need to think about attending our training session.q 1.  Your job depends on it: teaching is the number one profession that affects real lives . You may not remember them, but they (your students) may remember you.  Most of us remember that one teacher that inspired us. We have in our hands the power to inspire, influence,  equip, teach and train another generation. When we stand to teach, enthused or otherwise,  we are influencing children. Pride our craft dictates that we take our training seriously. We must keep getting better. We must keep reflecting on how we do things. How can we make learning fun, relevant and engaging? Read on! 2. So you got the job promising to give 120%. But somewhere along the line, your passion has ebbed away or is ebbing away and you are giving 70%. Yes, you still mark books, ...

JSS 2 student dies after taking 10 tablets of Tramadol A Junior Secondary School student at Ohafia in Arochukwu Local Government of Abia State has reportedly gave up the ghost after excessive consumption of Tramadol, which was said to be 10 tablets of the drug. The statement which followed the incident was made by the Commandant of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Akindele Akingbade. A Junior Secondary School student at Ohafia in Arochukwu Local Government of Abia State has reportedly gave up the ghost after excessive consumption of Tramadol, which was said to be 10 tablets of the drug. The statement which followed the incident was made by the Commandant of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Akindele Akingbade. Mr. Akindele Akingbade. who spoke in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, while delivering a lecture at a seminar NDLEA and Office of the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Narcotics and Abia State Drug Abuse Control C...

EDUCATION UTME 2018: Candidates recount experience of first session Some candidates, who sat for day one of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, on Saturday commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, even as few panicked due to their unfamiliarity with the use of computers. JAMB had stated that candidates participating in the UTME should not be complaining of not knowing their examination centres when they have not gone to print their slip. The proprietor of Lagooz Schools Agege, Lagos, Abayomi Otubela, whose school serves as one of the UTME centres, announced this to the parents of the candidates at the waiting lodge in the centre. Otubela said some candidates had difficulties navigating through the computers, which made them to panic. “Some of our children are fidgeting because they are not familiar with the use of computers. “Some of them said they cannot even navigate to move to the next subject, so we had to put them throug...

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Embracing digital learning means appreciating teachers’ permanent and critical role in the classroom, while empowering them to harness the tools that expand their curriculum and enhance communication.

The digital classroom is a collaborative space where teachers, students and technology can co-exist in harmony. The world of education is constantly changing and evolving. In fact, one of the only constants of education is change itself. One of the biggest driving factors affecting the changes in education today is technology. Our students are part of a new generation – a generation that is constantly connected and surrounded with technology, and so it only makes sense to fully incorporate technology into our teaching practices. As educators, we are the ones who need to evolve and adapt our teaching practices in order to accommodate, foster, and expand our students’ use of technology. We need to create a learning environment that supports 21st century learning.The solution is pretty obvious: schools need to implement digital classrooms. What is a digital classroom? A digital classroom is a classroom that is fully immersed in technology. Each students has access to...