When did content trump learning?
I know it sounds like such a stupid question….and maybe content has always trumped actual learning but I continue to find myself in conversations…
Category: Teaching & Learning
Posts on classroom practice, student engagement, assessment, and how learning happens in schools and online.
ISB Round Up: Google Earth, YouTube, and Blogs
There are so many great things happening at our school right now that I find I don’t have time to blog about one before…
World Landform Tour via Google Earth
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been working closely with a couple of our 3rd grade teacher looking at their mapping unit and…
What can a map tell us?
Over the past two weeks I’ve been working with our 3rd grade teachers on a social studies project to introduce the students to some…
When or do we teach typing?
I have had a few conversations the past couple of days on what is the thinking on typing skills and teaching typing to students.…
A Portal to Media Literacy
Watched this video from Michael Wesch today….suggest you do the same.
Digital Literacy vs Networked Literacy
I woke up this morning to find the following Tweet from Jeremy Brueck: This line between digital literacy and networked literacy is a fine…
It takes time to focus a back channel chat
In my last post about the purpose of a back channel we explored the different ways live chat can be used in the classroom…
When I become a teacher – remixed
The orignial Mike McCormick’s Remix Nice work Mike and crew!
09-10 Back to School Supply List
As we’re two days away from the end of the school year here in Bangkok. I’ve been thinking about the ultimate “Back to School…