As the stars aligned two things happened a few months ago. Our music teacher was going to throw out some old musical instruments and Grade 4 were doing a unit on the global impact of consumer choices. We decided that we would get each Grade 4 class to create a …
I started off our design thinking exploration this school year with a Grade 2-8 introductory lesson. I did the classic straw tower challenge that’s par for the course in any design thinking workshop. There are other variations out there – spaghetti, marshmallows (not recommended). It’s an easily set-up activity and thoroughly …
common sense noun good sense and sound judgement in practical matters. German Translation: gesunder menschenverstand. Literally healthy people mind Chinese Translation: 常识 . Literally Often Knowledge I was recently researching some social media guidelines for teachers. During my research I came across this overarching statement about how teachers should interact with …
The internet loves a list! I recently ran some workshops for our parents based around Minecraft and its role in their children’s lives. The conversations were enlightening and informative. Parents are excited but wary (and weary) of Minecraft and have many tales of tantrums but also fun and laughter to share when …
I’ll preface this post by saying I think the Wonder Quest Youtube channel is a fascinating and innovative shift in educational media and it should stir up a few minds in thinking about how we are using media that children already watch and navigate to integrate educational material into them. What I find interesting is the …