The real currency of life is effort, best measured in the extra time you put in.J.R. Rim
Educators are always looking to make lessons more relevant to the diverse world we live in. Teaching, including the delivery of 21st century skills, rightfully focuses on
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The Love of Reading!
How can educators promote a love of & for reading?
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”- Frederick Douglas
Reading is one of the most fundamental life skills that children must master in order to succeed in school and in life. Almost everything
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The Power Of A Story!
How do teachers help students to become literate?
“A good story never dies”- Roberta Williams
Planet Castor is passionate about the power of a story. From prehistoric cave drawings to audio-augmented reality, stories continue to evolve over time. Tales told have
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Constructive Feedback
How can teachers ensure that all feedback is positive and meaningful?
We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.Bill Gates
When this educator, while clearing out his loft, stumbled upon his old school reports, a smile grew on his face as
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Castorccino
How can a Castorccino help teachers to cast oracy into their classroom?
Get the questions right and you are now communicating!Mr. Castor
“Congratulations Mr Castor, on your first teaching post. I’m sure you will enjoy working with our children. Here is
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Making A Connection
How can teachers ensure that students connect with all their learning?
Creativity is connecting new dots in new ways.- Sam Horn
Our cast-iron approach to teaching topics will enable students to connect their learning and their wider world.
Once this educator
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Fruitful Hooks
How can hooks help learners to shine like Gemini’s stars?
Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.Oliver Goldsmith
Planet Castor is passionate about engaging students at the start of each stage of a learning journey. This is achieved by presenting students
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Time to Save
How can Planet Castor help you to save time?
They key is in not spending time, but in investing it.Stephen R. Covey
Time: a commodity that I did not possess when I began my teaching career. No training or qualification prepares a worker for the frontline -
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Bring learning to life!
How can teachers bring past and future learning to life?
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.Benjamin Franklin
Planet AFL . . . Mr Castor's favourite planet!
AFL (assessment for learning) is an approach to teaching and
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A Taxonomical Approach
How can taxonomy be incorporated in the way educators teach and students learn?
Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.Albert Einstein
You are now at destination Planet Taxonomy. Taxonomic hierarchy categories were first
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