Love2Learn

My year 10s had just had their storyboards assessed and approved. They were supposed to get started with planning for the next  stage of their multimedia projects; maybe even get started developing components of it. BUT My year 10s were visibly unsettled today at period 1. They said they had an English assessment next period – [...]

Maybe I miss teaching maths as I feel compelled to use some mathematical terms and concepts in this post about how my (non-Maths) PBLs mentioned in the previous post, are progressing. Oh, and this is inspired by this video on dissociating learning from performance, linked to me by the wonderful Kelli McGraw (@kmcg2375) who constantly pushes [...]

My previous post, No Entry, ended with this paragraph: Can teaching be approached the same way, i.e. seek different perspectives, enjoy the unusual (every student is an individual, after all), maybe inject a bit more art and fun, maybe dare go where I’ve previously not dared? Little did I know that I would face up to it so soon. [...]

Lucky me for making it to the Festival of Learning by PLANE.  Like any good festival, there was quite a buzz and lots of people all happy to be there and be part of the festivitites. There was a lot on offer – a smorgasbord of learning and networking opportunities. I won’t be able to do justice [...]

This is cross-posted in Inquire Within. Photo credit: wallyir from morguefile.com I’m really loving inquiry learning. As Edna Sackson has pointed out, I’m on my own inquiry journey. Perhaps because I’m new to it, I find it really is full of surprises - maybe it’ll always be full of surprises by its very nature. This is a positive spin on [...]