I’m back in Bangkok and have had a couple days to really think about what this conference was trying to do, and where do we go from here. The second day of the conference offered some deeper conversations for me. First was a session on eLearning in which I was able to give an 8 minute talk on how eLearning […]
OK, so pretty much an overwhelming day that ended with dinner hosted by His Royal Highness Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa at one of his palaces. To the left is a picture I took as he made the rounds greetings all of the international guests who were invited about 100 in total. This picture was taken moments before […]
Structre of school systmes: Centralised vs Decentralized
Where is the Funding to come from? – TEP09
Opening Debat – EPB
Waking up to a view of the grand mosque in Bahrain this morning has me thinking about cultures and just how small the world really is. The conference starts later today but some of the conversations I’ve had already have me thinking about education on a level I think few think about. Yesterday I happen to take the bus from […]
From time to time I share things about my personal life on the blog and this just so happens to be one of those times. The Thinking Chick and I just became home owners for the first time. It’s been a roller coaster of a ride, as we’ve been working on buying this place since the end of July. But […]
There is more than one way to get a school to start looking at online learning as a way to reach students. As an international educator, I have found no greater motivation to get the conversation started around online learning than planning for the worst…..school closure. In 2003 it was the attacks on the compound in Riyadh that led my […]
Full credit for this goes to Vu Lam one of our First Grade teachers who had an idea, played with the technology and then created something very cool. A Time Laps Video of a Silk Worm spinning a cocoon. This is a day long process condensed into 38 seconds. Sure I could go on about taking risks, getting an idea […]
A couple days ago I shared how the 1st grade here at ISB is creating Portfolio’s for students using iPhoto. They are simple Quicktime movies that kids can start and stop with their parents as they talk about their learning. This is a great solution for teachers in primary grades who have a digital camera in their room with them […]