Learning in the Modern Classroom
If we wish to inculcate 21st century skills in the children we teach surely we have to apply and implement these skills first as teachers […]
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Deep Learning and 21st-Century Skills – A series of thinking (2)
If the goal of instruction is to prepare students to accomplish tasks or solve problems exactly the ones addressed during teaching then deeper learning is […]
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Deep Learning and 21st-Century Skills – A series of thinking
Educational research continues to produce material at a far greater speed than any teacher can read. The concepts of “deeper learning” and “21st-century skills,” these […]
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EdTech – Where should we start?
When we investigate technology in the school environment, I firmly believe in the above statement with regards the integration strategies to be used. All technology […]
Continue reading »Education for Cognition – Where to next for the Classroom?
The goals for schools are changing, the curriculums of the world are changing, but is the practice in the classroom changing? An analogy of the […]
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Keeping the FOCUS
High order thinking skills are becoming more and more a focus of the curriculum, but how do we keep ourselves focused on including these in […]
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Making a difference to our learners
Education is about helping students identify, ignite and develop their passions. When we can do that on a consistent basis, students will remember and learn. […]
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Primary Schooling or Primary Education – literacy, numeracy and the rest…
What do we hope children will experience and achieve during the primary years? We want them to develop an interest in literacy and numeracy and […]
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