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3 Life Lessons from 25 years of Diabetes

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27th February 2022

My diabetes is a life partner that has influenced my life while forcing me to reflect on its impacts as I consider how to best manage and carry its weight. It has made my life more difficult while stimulating incredible amounts of growth and that is what I choose to focus on rather than let the weight become a burden. What unseen weight are you carrying and what lessons has it taught you? Read on to find out the lessons I have learnt.

DEIJ Resources, Tips and advice

The Danger of a Censored Story

Written by

Daryl Sinclair

27th February 2022

Our stories are the backbone of community formation and support. In striving to make our stories social media-friendly, our most consistent challenges have become accepted as the norm — Let us tell our stories as accurately as possible to benefit the next generation.

DEIJ Resources, Tips and advice

How Getting Your Students To Teach Can Increase Their Success And Support Decolonising Your Classroom

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Daryl Sinclair

27th February 2022

PBL is a front-loaded approach; with precise planning and vision at the start, the rest of the project and knowledge-creation are led by the students with little more than over-the-shoulder support. This approach allows PBL to approach learning constructively, building knowledge collectively rather than having one source or ‘correct’ answer given by the teacher.

DEIJ Resources, Geography, Tips and advice

How to Stop Averages from Colonising our Classrooms

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Daryl Sinclair

27th February 2022

As the world of education begins to slowly engage with pedagogies that are more inclusive, decolonised, and anti-racist, a remaining point of failure across the board is the use of data. Our use of simple statistics whether introducing a country, using real-world numbers such as average salary for applied mathematics or explaining a biological phenomenon, can build harmful generalisations within our classrooms. In order to Decolonise our pedagogies and teach inclusively, we must consider our use of statistics and our application of mathematics.

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Key Recommendations for Formal Meetings Where You Are Concerned About Bias or Discrimination

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Daryl Sinclair

27th February 2022

Formal meetings are a natural part of a teaching career. Whatever your stage in your career, you may find yourself facing a formal meeting you are concerned about. Read on to learn some key recommendations in this situation.

Behind the curtain of international teacher recruitment, Should you teach internationally? Black Edition, Tips and advice

Why teaching is the next step for Black Geographers

Written by

Daryl Sinclair

21st January 2022

Black geographers are uniquely skilled to become empathetic teachers, inspiring mentors, and advise on changes that are needed within education. Becoming teachers will add black voices to educational progress and demonstrate how successful all students can be with an anti-racist approach.

DEIJ Resources, Tips and advice

One Principle to Become a More Inclusive Teacher

Written by

Daryl Sinclair

21st January 2022

Ego is a dangerous part of the culture of teaching and is both encouraged and supported by the basal hierarchy of teacher above student in the educational community. Learn a key principle to challenge this ego and make your classroom a more inclusive space.

DEIJ Resources, Opinion Piece, Should you teach internationally? Black Edition, Tips and advice

I Spent a Year Working at an International School with a Black Headteacher, and this is what I learned…

Written by

Daryl Sinclair

21st January 2022

We speak heavily of representation in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In my opinion, representation is frequently presented as a ‘cure’ for the challenges experienced by Black people in professional and educational settings. A large part of me wanted to test this. Read on to find out whether I found a black head teacher to be the cure.

3 Life Lessons from 25 years of Diabetes

The Danger of a Censored Story

How Getting Your Students To Teach Can Increase Their Success And Support Decolonising Your Classroom

How to Stop Averages from Colonising our Classrooms

Key Recommendations for Formal Meetings Where You Are Concerned About Bias or Discrimination

Why teaching is the next step for Black Geographers

One Principle to Become a More Inclusive Teacher

I Spent a Year Working at an International School with a Black Headteacher, and this is what I learned…

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