Tuesday, 3 May 2016

How can we make risk a normal part of learning?

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Astro Teller runs Google's X program. Essentially it's a moonshot factory where innovators are rewarded for having the guts to pul...
Saturday, 16 April 2016

How do they compare? A close look at TED-ED Lessons, EDpuzzle,and Playposit (fka EduCanon).

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Students love videos. Teachers love videos.  We ALL love videos.  And, for many of us, we learn so much better if we can see  what we ne...
Tuesday, 22 March 2016

What is a human? (And why does this question matter?)

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If we are to believe those in the "know", humans around the world are about to experience the most profound societal upheaval; t...
Monday, 21 March 2016

Let's Provide LD Students With What They Need

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In my second year of teaching in an  impoverished rural community, I had a young man in my Grade 10 Language Arts class that was prof...
Monday, 7 March 2016

10 Reasons Why Students Love TED-Ed Clubs

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This post is inspired and co-authored by two members of the Rundle Academy TED-Ed Club. Charlotte and Cameron both have made the committmen...
Friday, 22 January 2016

1 Powerful Writing Tip: Use colour coding to teach organization in expository writing.

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Sometimes, the simplest tweak does the job. If you have students who struggle with executive skills , you might have noticed that the...
Sunday, 27 September 2015

Six reasons why educators need TED.

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Why should attendance at a TED conference (in any of its versions: Active, Global, Women, Youth or TEDx) be mandatory Professional Developme...