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Collaboration in the Classroom that works…7 ideas.
Collaboration sounds like a good idea. You are keen. You have watched the video. Your desks are in groups. And…it isn’t going as well as you’d hoped. Your students are not acting like the kids in the video. What are … Continue reading
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Student groupings for collaborative work
The latest buzz is collaboration. If we can get our students to collaborate then both engagement and learning increases. This is based on a belief that learning is a social construct. I certainly enjoy learning more when I can talk … Continue reading
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A Day in the Life of a Student at Your School
A group of teachers was talking the other day about the pros and cons of prep periods at the end of the day. There was talk about having to be “on” for 4 periods and how exhausting that was. There was … Continue reading
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We LOVE Google Classroom…but is there anything to be wary about?
In the school I work, the teachers have embraced Google Classroom. We see lots and lots of benefits: student engagement, integrated technology, paperless environment and a huge cut in the photocopying budget, and many others. But my job is to … Continue reading
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Inquiry as a pedagogical stance, not a thing
Inquiry is the new “buzz” word in education. I don’t go to a single meeting where it isn’t mentioned. And I hear a lot of schools say, “We’re doing inquiry”. I think it is a little more complex than that and … Continue reading
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