I wrote an article about fixed and growth mindset last year, comparing it with the power of expectations. In the article I asked the following
Month: May 2019
Teaching how to behave online
12 Tips For Students To Manage Their Digital Footprints I just read this article contributed by Justin Boyle here. A digital footprint is a trail of data you
Teaching students how to learn
Learn to learn: a video series teaching pupils how to learn Barbara Oakley, the author of “Learning how to Learn” was a visitor at our
Reflection is critical in the learning process.
The importance of reflection Making reflections part of a course grade encourages students to engage in the reflective process, helps them track their growth and
A “women’s new deal” guiding American women toward political activism.
“Women are on fire, activated, ready to make change.” — Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood and a founder of Supermajority, a new women’s advocacy
How Netflix could transform the way we learn languages
Streaming movies in class Language learning revisited. It is a known fact that Netflix is on every students’ computer and a tempting way to kill
Teaching Social Studies
Useful search engine when studying social studies Google Dataset search is great when you are looking for statistics to use in your research in school.
Teaching gun violence in the US.
‘I accidentally shot dead my little sister’ Sean was 10 years old when he found a gun in the house and thought it was a
Mystery Skype in the classroom
Learning geography and dialects and languages How about using Mystery Skype to learn geography? I have been talking at 6 different venues the past 5
Giving life to education. Learning together, living together.
Appreciative Inquiry: how can we use this in school? Last month I attended a conference titled; Giving life to education. What a cool title, who