Would you survive your own subject if you were a student? You’ve spent years teaching it, explaining it, setting questions on it, and telling students, “This one is easy!” But what if you had to sit on the other side of the classroom? Take this quiz and find out how you’d actually fare as a…
I think one of my favourite Yoruba proverbs is ‘ojú kan ló ń bímo, ìgbà ojú ló ń wòó’, which loosely translates to – it takes a village to raise a child. It invokes feelings of community and can be applied to almost any context. As educators, we become part of your village. Ensuring your…
The creator economy is no longer just for influencers with aesthetic apartments and expensive cameras. These days, one useful digital skill can genuinely change your income, opportunities, and career direction. If you’ve been wondering where to start, here are 7 practical, low-barrier skills worth learning. 1. Writing The internet runs on words. Captions, scripts, emails,…
Ever wondered what your personality would look like as a classroom item? Some of us are sticky notes; full of ideas, a little chaotic, impossible to contain. Others are whiteboards, easygoing and ready to adapt to whatever’s thrown at us. Then there are the pens: precise, dependable, straight to the point. And the clocks, always…
Siblings, Grace and John, are one year apart in elementary school. One thing their teachers have noticed? They have a wide vocabulary and seem to know things that are more advanced than their current class developmental milestone. They also turn in all assignments complete and on time. During lunch break one day, Grace’s class teacher,…
You want to save hours every week as a teacher, but how? As a new term approaches, most teachers are thinking about more than just lesson plans. You are thinking about everything else that comes with it. Marking, attendance, notes, reminders, repeating the same instructions 5 times in a single class, chasing assignments, and updating…
If these phrases are the soundtrack of your teaching day, you’re not alone. Classroom management can feel like herding cats while juggling lesson plans, grading, and keeping students engaged. But it doesn’t have to drain your energy or leave you hoarse by lunchtime. That’s why our classroom management hacks are teacher-tested and research-backed to help…
If you ask Oluwasogo Gbarada what he does, “teacher” probably will not be the first answer you hear. He will tell you he is a filmmaker. A video director. Someone who spends his days behind cameras, directing shoots, editing videos, building creative businesses, and occasionally squeezing in a gym session between client work. Teaching, in…
Did you know that the concept of a nationally-adopted K-12 learning system originated in the United States? Broken down, K represents Kindergarten and 12 represents the 12 years of primary and high school education that follow. As a parent or educator, you would have noticed that while schools adopt different curricula (National, British, American or…
How Mr Abduljeleel Bello is helping students see mathematics differently For many students, mathematics is the subject they survive. For Mr Abduljeleel Bello, it’s the subject that explains life. Not because it’s easy, not because everyone loves it, but because mathematics, to him, is more than formulas and calculations. “It’s logic, it’s systematic thinking. There’s…
Imagine wrapping up a lesson knowing exactly what your students grasped, what sparked their curiosity, and where they need more clarity. With packed schedules and diverse learners, finding a quick way to boost engagement and check understanding can feel like a game-changer. The 3-2-1 teaching method is just that: a no-cost, five-minute strategy that transforms…
