The headline here is a curriculum goal for year 2 of high school in Norway. TED talks provide “Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world”. We can listen to some of the smartest people around the world who have… Read More ›
Pre-watching film activities Watch interview with the filmmakers and find more material on Awesome stories. (look for link below right side film by Jules Gedeon Naudet) Make History is a site that was developed by the National September 11 Memorial… Read More ›
Motivating student writers We use blogging as a way to encourage our students to write more. And when asked how long they have blogged, my students answered, since day one of English at school. To motivate, we have used revolvermaps… Read More ›
I recently read this article, Why I love Finland, by Will Richardson that led me to this article in the Economist. Here is one of the statements that caught my attention: “Finland is hardly alone in facing shifts in youth… Read More ›
Competence aims for English How to work with these specific competence aims in English Evaluate and use different situations, working methods and learning strategies to further develop one’s English-language skills Do these tasks in NDLA and submit your answer to… Read More ›
The teacher’s importance when introducing technology in class I recently read this article written by Tom Whitby in Edge ASCD. I have met Tom and I always enjoy his insight. I agree with him on how important the teacher’s role… Read More ›
Don’t miss out! Please join me when I present today at the Global Leadership Week. I will be speaking 1:00 pm GMT, 10 pm Norwegian time. The link to my presentation is here. Global Leadership Week (GLW) is a week-long… Read More ›
Blogging for a purpose All my students write blogs. And all the student blogs are listed on my blog. You will find them to the right if you scroll down. I have used blogging with my students since I started… Read More ›
Collaboration, cooperation, and networking Looking back on our line of conferences at Sandvika high school, it is exciting to see the topics we have covered, the guest speakers we have hosted and the diversity in nationalities. The school was established… Read More ›
A project paper is a very formal piece of writing and aims at presenting and discussing the results of your in-depth study. The following guidelines should be followed. The project paper must have an introduction, a main body and a conclusion…. Read More ›
Transforming education Transforming education is not about implementing technology and then continuing teaching and learning in the same way. Actually, it is not about the technology, it is about changing how we look at schools today. Are we willing to… Read More ›
