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Initial guidance: Tips
Each school provides initial guidance for starting teachers to provide them with maximum support in their first steps in education or a first job in a school. How do you deal with questions or assignments that you receive during your initial …
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Differentiation means letting each student grow as much as possible
Hans De Volder, director of the Beveren Art Academy, plays ping pong about the opportunities for differentiation that the new decree entails and does so with educational expert Katrien Struyven (UHasselt, VUB). The same lesson, the same piece and …
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Student participation in part-time art education
The Merksem Academy , also known as the first Children's Rights Academy in Belgium, took on the challenge of developing a trajectory on children's rights in part-time art education. Isn't that difficult if you only see your students for …
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The dance academy 2.0: Responding to students' learning questions
The Academy for Music, Word and Dance in Harelbeke responds to the learning needs of young people and puts an end to the cliché image of the elite education. Everything starts with offering a broad perspective to dance styles, explain teachers …
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Teacher-leaders within the dko
Miranda Pieters, teacher-coordinator at the Schoten Academy and Charlotte Struyve, teacher educator at VIVES University of Applied Sciences, discuss the teacher-leader within the DKO in this article. When are you a teacher leader? How can you …
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Performance appraisals as an instrument for quality development
Lisbeth Wolfs, director of the Schoten Art Academy and Patrizia Enna, policy supporter, have developed their own instrument to get started with evaluation and performance interviews.
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This is how you respond to extreme statements in class
In every classroom a provocative statement comes up every now and then. The right to freedom of expression is not above the principle of equality and non-discrimination. In this article you can read how you can respond appropriately.
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See resistance as a sign of commitment: Change tips
Change almost always provokes resistance, including within the Dendermonde academy. 'But rather that than indifference,' says expert on educational innovation Virginie März. She discusses how to deal with that resistance with director …
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Evaluate without numbers
The North Limburg Art Academy has long ceased to work with figures on its evaluations. In 2012, the school started experimenting with a new evaluation system. Could that be done without points and with more emphasis on the process? After 5 years of …
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From student tracking system to evaluation sheet
The Municipal Academy for Music, Word and Dance in Turnhout further developed the student monitoring system. The document grew exponentially with the arrival of the new decree. Yet it remains a useful working tool. Lydia Rommes, piano teacher and …
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Is your school OK-proof?
The Buggenhout Academy still had an audit in the old structure. In October 2019, the Inspectorate 2.0 settled there for a week. Director Hans Scholliers and coordinator Willem Verheyden share six findings from which your academy can certainly …
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Thoughtful digitization: 60 tips for school leadership
Well-considered digitization is undoubtedly one of the many change processes that your school is currently working on and will continue to work on in the coming semesters. As a director, deputy director, IT coordinator, TAC, care or degree …
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