This week we have started a class Twitter account which has been fun and beneficial. The initial purpose of this was: To allow children to connect with other teachers and students around the world. Students like to share their learning on Uspace but feel they only have a small audience. With Twitter, they can share … Continue reading »
Throughout the year, the class have been teaching others in a formal and informal manner. They take ‘opt-in’ meetings for students on topics to do with what we are learning at school. They tutor their peers when they need some help. They peer assess. They give each other constructive feedback. Everyone in the class is … Continue reading »
Try this activity with a class you know. Ask them all to point an index finger at the ceiling. Tell them that you are going to ask them a question, and when they have come up with their answer to the question they should then point their finger at the answer. The question is: “Who … Continue reading »
Teachers often talk about the difficulty they have with getting children to ask decent questions. After a session with the community constable today, I wonder if we are attacking the problem in the right way. Students asked great questions! Yes, they were both open and closed questions, but they were real, pertinent, deep and inquiring. So I wonder if children have problems … Continue reading »
“In too many cases, we bolt new technologies on top of current learning tools in the standard learning environment, which effectively means we give our kids a thousand-dollar pencil.” – Alan November. I just went on YouTube and searched 21st Century learning and was not overly surprised with what came up – plenty of examples of digital … Continue reading »
