Choosing and Guiding

Teaching and Progress

Explaining, giving feedback and tracking progress.

Asking Good Questions in Class and Online

How to turn vague confusion into specific questions that clarify the material, in a classroom, a video call, a discussion forum or a message to a tutor.

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Giving Useful Feedback to Learners

Principles for feedback that is specific, kind and actionable, with examples of how to comment on work so that learners know what to do next.

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How to Tutor a Friend or Sibling

Practical advice for peer tutoring: preparing, explaining clearly, checking understanding with questions, and helping without taking over the work.

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Lesson Planning Basics for New Teachers

A plain introduction to building a simple lesson plan: objectives, prior knowledge, activities, checks for understanding, timing and a short reflection afterward.

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Portfolios as a Way to Show Learning

How a learning portfolio gathers work over time to show progress, what to include, how to organize it, and how to add short reflections that explain the work.

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Reflecting on Your Own Learning

Questions and routines for reviewing what worked and what did not in your studies, so you can adjust your methods instead of just repeating them.

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Setting Learning Objectives That Work

How to write clear learning objectives for a lesson or for self-study: observable verbs, the right size, links to practice and checks, and common mistakes.

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