Amanda Gray

Amanda Gray, Australia, Primary, Early Childhood, Special Education

I am an early childhood and special education teacher who is now lecturing/tutoring at an Australian University. I have a particular interest in the social and emotional development of children with disabilities.

I am currently writing a series of picture books that can be used to explicitly teach social and behavioural skills.

Learning to be buddies
The name of this blog comes from the series of children’s books I am writing. These books are written to support the social and emotional development of children. If you want to know more about the series, you can visit Learn to be Buddies.

However, this blog won’t be specifically about the books. It will be about sharing my experiences in working with children, with a focus on sharing what worked and what didn’t work with regards to behaviour management.

Theme: behaviour special education disabilities social skills values education young children

James Atherton

James Atherton, UK, Further, Tertiary, Adult

Semi-retired teacher educator and educational developer, in further education and the university sector, moderately well-educated (degrees in European Studies, Religious Studies, and Education, Ph.D in Education), but totally untrained for anything--including teaching.

Several years teaching humanities in FE, then twenty years' experience teaching social workers in further and higher education before transferring to teacher education. Now returning to work part-time at Oxford Brookes University as an educational developer.

Author of http://www.learningandteaching.info/ and http://www.doceo.co.uk/, leading to National Teaching Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2004).

Recent Reflection
Reflections and commentary on teaching and learning issues, from practice to theory and back again. Sympathetically sceptical about e-learning and over-use of technology.

Theme: teaching, learning, curriculum, pedagogy, andragogy, academic standards, education for professions, values, policy, students