Sometimes you just want to hear some straight up excitement about the work you do every day. Jenny Megeira spoke to educators in Surrey Schools a few months back, and she more than delivered. She was extremely well spoken, creative…
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The Uses of Inspiration
Tagged with: Adventure, Change, Education, Innovation, leadership, Learning, Magiera, Risk, Risk Taking
Posted in Education, Innovation, Project Based Learning, Risk Taking, Technology
Posted in Education, Innovation, Project Based Learning, Risk Taking, Technology
Make
In my last post I was looking at the Raspberry Pi with my kids, and their interest was high while we were looking at the physical make-up of the device, but it dropped when the problems started with the operating system.…
Tagged with: Gary Stager, inquiry based learning, MaKey MaKey, motivation in school, Possibility, Sylvia Libow Martinez, technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
A Second Helping of Pi
This spring break I’ve been testing out some of the Maker materials advocated by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager, and supplied by our district. My kids, ages 8 and 10, are my co-experimenters, and we’re checking out some of the new learning oriented…
Tagged with: Gary Stager, inquiry based learning, Raspberry Pi, Sylvia Libow Martinez, technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
Making
I’ve taken my time on engaging the Makerspace movement. Not personally (I love making, repairing and tinkering with things), but as an educational leader. We are bringing a lot of change to our schools, and I find myself asking, “Where…
Tagged with: Gary Stager, maker movement, makerspace, Piaget, Sylvia Libow Martinez
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning, Technology
Looking back at old ideas
The book I’m currently reading, “The Clockwork Universe” (by Edward Dolnick) rides along with the scientists and thinkers whose ideas made our modern world possible, in both it’s philosophical and technological forms. These pioneers and thought explorers didn’t live in…
Tagged with: Edward Dolnick, inquiry based learning, Isaac Newton, Mass Production, Roger Bacon, Scientific Inquiry, The Clockwork Universe
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning
Who’s the teacher?
If you’d been in the Johnston Heights Learning Commons Wednesday afternoon, you’d have seen a strange reversal. As you looked at the bustle of intent young faces working through mathematical puzzles, you would have asked “Who are the teachers here?”…
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning
My daughter turned six in January.
My daughter turned six in January. Like most kids, she loves the whole experience of birthdays – inviting friends, having cake and cards, and especially gifts (“Can I invite three more friends? Then they’d each bring a present too!”). She…
Tagged with: authentic, Creating, creativity, kindergarten, Learning
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning
Learning From Our Students
Over the past two years at Johnston Heights we have seen a lot of conversations take place between staff, students and parents about the kind of learning community that we are and the kind of learning community that we want…
Tagged with: inquiry based learning, johnston Heights, Learning, student leadership
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning
Posted in Education, Project Based Learning
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