By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Industry, Literacy
17 August 2023
Learning is meant to be an incredible journey and an endless source of “aha!” moments. But let’s face it, sometimes, it doesn’t feel like it and it’s hard to engage Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Literacy, Education, Industry
2 August 2023
At LiteracyPlanet, our mission is to create an exceptional learning experience that’s treasured by educators and students alike. To achieve this, we lean on fundamental learning principles that maintain the Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Product Updates, Education, Literacy
10 November 2022
Two big things have happened in LiteracyPlanet this week. The introduction of a free membership level and a new tool that will change how you determine students’ literacy proficiency. Let’s explain Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Literacy, Education
13 July 2022
Ever considered how learning to kick a ball or run a track, or how lessons in healthy lifestyles relate to literacy? Teaching literacy in Health and Physical Education has gained Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Literacy
31 May 2022
How to teach literacy in primary schools is a question that has been asked for decades. Pedagogical ideas may change, or morph, and schools will develop their own approaches Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, UK News
15 March 2022
The power of engagement in Edtech A teacher will be the first to say that engagement is the key to getting their students focusing, enjoying and learning course content. This Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education
10 January 2022
Why social-emotional learning belongs in the classroom How do you manage all those emotions, relationships and events in your classroom? No matter what age group you teach, students are sure Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Literacy
15 December 2021
Who out there is juggling a variety of personalities in their classroom? If you have more than one student, I’m guessing every teacher! Our backgrounds shape so much about who Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Literacy
7 December 2021
Are we thinking broadly enough about how literacy skills are taught? Literacy-based instruction is an important aspect of teaching all subjects, including Art. And when we consider the diversity in Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Our Customers
9 November 2021
Teaching can be an impossible task. Between curriculum standards, school administration, leadership, colleagues, students and parents, you’re balancing a lot of stakeholders. Varying interests. Conflicting opinions. Unending demands. And with Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Literacy, UK News
14 October 2021
A rose by any other name… it still smells as sweet, right? Generally speaking, as humans, we don’t like to be deceived. We want to know the truth, or our Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Digital Literacy, Education, Industry, UK News
13 October 2021
Are video games as useful as books when it comes to teaching or learning literacy? While the term ‘useful’ is open to interpretation, what it boils down to is having Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Industry
5 October 2021
Maths and English. They tend to be considered two opposite sides of a teaching equation. But the truth is, when combined, they make a formidable team in developing students’ understanding Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Digital Literacy, Education, UK News
23 September 2021
Ever been stuck in the old Google search loop? Making slight, even drastic adjustments to your search queries to find what you’re really after? Perhaps you’re trying to find a Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Industry
8 September 2021
How important is teaching literacy across all strands, really? Consider this – a mathematician, a geographer and an artist walk into a bar. It could pass for the beginning of Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Industry
6 August 2021
Attention literacy teachers! We hear you; teaching is hard. Really hard. Beyond managing student and parent demands, plus extra-curricular activities, there’s the overriding and absolute need to help each student Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education
29 June 2021
It’s the end of the school term and tired, often burnt-out students, teachers and parents need a break. This is the perfect opportunity to rest and prepare for the next Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Industry, UK News
14 June 2021
Physical activity is not only essential for healthy growth and development, it’s also important to learning. Research shows that physical activity – whether it’s team sports, bike riding, swimming at Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education, Industry
21 May 2021
Reading is a cornerstone of literacy and education as a whole. It is often considered the key to unlocking a myriad of understanding in a young person’s life that will Read more…
By Ethan Wiseman
Education
20 April 2021
In the International Literacy Association’s 2020 report on “What’s Hot in Literacy” educators from around the world were asked what specific areas they would like more professional development to strengthen Read more…
