Inviting a teaching colleague’s feedback
Improving one’s professional practice requires reflection and change. Teachers can carry out some of this on their own, but most …
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“If I could invent anything, I would invent…”
A few months ago I had the opportunity to visit a show of the top US kid’s Google Doodle entries. …
Politicians Use “The Pivot” Tactic To Answer Questions
Last year Alix Spiegel did a 7-minute piece for National Public Radio in the States on, “How Politicians Get Away …
Mayor Ford’s Influence On Students
The school where I teach is located in Mayor Rob Ford’s neighbourhood. One of my teaching colleagues recently asked a …
Teachers need to be “Googleable”
Will Richardson (photo by Emile Wamsteker) is a former New Jersey teacher-turned-tech expert, who maintains that teachers need to be role models for …
Educators’ Needs Matter
http://designthinkingforeducators.com/about-toolkit/ Educators at Riverdale Country School, www.riverdale.edu, a Pre-K through Grade 12 independent school in New York City, developed a tool …
Book-shaped Libraries
Kansas City Public Library – Missouri, United States Library Architecture: “Book-Shaped” Branch of the National Library of Korea Scheduled to …
Hash Tags for Education
http://www.teachthought.com/twitter-hashtags-for-teacher/ TeachThought’s blog is dedicated to progressive education and trending topics. The following article is taken directly from TeachThought’s blog. Check …
Talking and Writing games–developing oral language skills
I often hear colleagues say that students can verbally explain an idea better than …
Sculpture by the Sea: Students inspired by art
David McCracken’s 2013 “diminish and ascend” is part of this year’s Sculpture by the Sea in Bondi, Australia. McCracken has an …
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