I’m sure you’ve seen this series of videos before on the rapidly changing world we reside in. I showed it to the class the other day after the principal prompted some thought on how education is/should be changing when discussing this with the class. So I asked: What does this mean for your education? For WHAT and … Continue reading »
We started talking more about being ‘in your element’ (see previous blog post on this) in my class recently, which as been really successful. Here’s what we’ve done so far. On the first day of term: First we clarified what being in your element actually meant – when passion meets talent. Then we wrote little … Continue reading »
We have had quite a few little chats about the learning dart board idea that came from one of the the students. It’s been interesting as the thoughts of the children have changed and developed over time and it has really shown how they have matured as learners throughout the year.. To begin with, we discussed … Continue reading »
When I want the kids to reflect on their learning really quickly I often say “show me thumbs” (i.e. thumbs up means feeling good, through to thumbs down meaning not feeling confident about something at all). It works well, since it is simple and effective and really easily understood by me. In a glance I can see … Continue reading »
Two days ago we started the final term of the year. We started off the day discussing what we needed to learn this term. What did we need to cover to be well prepared for intermediate? In truth, this was partially a little test, to see how much they actually knew about their learning and what their … Continue reading »
I gave an “Ignite” talk a couple of weeks ago on how I have developed, and am continuing to develop, the pedagogy in my classroom. How My-learning came to be, if you like. If you are interested in this, please excuse the fact that I am obviously no public speaker! Ignite Talk Auckland I Emma … Continue reading »
