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Formative Assessment

Formative Assessment

by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 9 Dec, 2016 | Student Learning, Teacher Effectiveness

Building High Performance Teams

Building High Performance Teams

by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 5 Jun, 2016 | Leadership, Teacher Effectiveness

Inspiring and Building Trust

Inspiring and Building Trust

by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 13 Dec, 2015 | Leadership, Teacher Effectiveness

Trust is the ’emotional glue’ that binds leaders and followers together.(Bennis & Nanus, 1985, p. 153)Trust presents a paradox in that it needs to be earned, but in order to be earned, it first has to be given. Covey (1992, p. 31) depicts trust as an...
A More Beautiful Question: Elevating Thinking Among Gifted Learners

A More Beautiful Question: Elevating Thinking Among Gifted Learners

by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 6 Jun, 2015 | Creativity, Gifted Students, Higher-order Thinking, Questioning, Teacher Effectiveness

Always the beautiful answerwho asks a more beautiful question. – E. E. CummingsWhile higher-order thinking processes are effective for all learners, research in the education of gifted students shows that the power of inquiry is crucial for promoting their...
Maximising School and System Leadership: A Conversation with Professor Michael Fullan

Maximising School and System Leadership: A Conversation with Professor Michael Fullan

by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 28 Feb, 2015 | Leadership, Student Voice, Teacher Effectiveness

We need leaderpreneurs and teacherpreneurs who innovate learning in partnership with students. – Manoj Chandra Handa Michael Fullan is Professor Emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. Professor Fullan is...
Student Voice – ‘What Makes a Truly Great Teacher?’

Student Voice – ‘What Makes a Truly Great Teacher?’

by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 2 Jan, 2015 | Gifted Students, Teacher Effectiveness

 A great teacher affects eternity:she/he can never tell where her/his influence stops.~ Adapted from Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams, 1907 Gifted students are the lighthouses for their teachers in the classroom. As beacons of light, they shine brightly in...

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