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Past, present, future of education…
Scene 1: The past Students learned from the teacher. Facts were learned from text books. Learning took place in the classroom. Teachers asked questions and students answered them. Information about...
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10 ways to encourage students to take responsibility for their learning…
1. Don’t make all the decisions Allow choice. Encourage students to make decisions about how they learn best. Create opportunities for them to pursue their own interests and practise skills in a...
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Who owns the learning?
I talk a lot about relinquishing control to learners, but do I always practice what I preach? I’m a second language teacher. I often think I have to explain more than I do. In the context of second...
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It’s learning that matters… isn’t it?
This powerful presentation by high school students got me thinking… My experience of school today differs greatly from that of the students in the video. Given that I work at a privileged school in a...
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Opportunities for creativity…
How can we provide better opportunities for learning to be expressed creatively? Do students have choice or does everyone have to do the same thing in the same way? What possibilities are there for...
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What does learning look like?
The PYP exhibition is the culmination of learning throughout the primary school years. The focus of our exhibition unit this year has been social inequities in the world and the need for action to be...
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Exploring issues…
Have you ever used drama to explore issues and deepen understanding in your classroom? I don’t mean having students watch plays about the topic they are studying. Nor do I mean dramatizing what they...
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The need for choice…
I really like Chobani Greek yoghurt, but I am tired of the three or four flavours sold at my local supermarket. A bit of research further afield has revealed no less than twenty flavours available....
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Looking back and forward…
Looking back… Interestingly (or not), my most popular blog posts in 2013 were not written last year. These three have been the most enduring: 10 ways to encourage students to take responsibility for...
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Planning for an inquiry into digital citizenship…
Today’s collaborative planning session with the Year 5 team is both challenging and invigorating. There are 7 of us in the room and one digital participant. The conversation is impassioned and (mostly)...
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