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Connected Learning in the Classroom

Connected Learning in the Classroom

Connected Learning is

socially embedded, interest-driven, and oriented toward educational, economic, or political opportunity. Connected learning is realized when a young person is able to pursue a personal interest or passion with the support of friends and caring adults, and is in turn able to link this learning and interest to academic achievement, career success or civic engagement. (Ito et…

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Why we should include infographics in our teaching Many of our students have told me that prefer lesson that involve some visuals to aid their learning.

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Introducing…Talk4Maths by @Mroberts90Matt

As part of my NPQML qualification I am required to lead an initiative within my school. This initiative has to be linked to the School Development Plan, have a measurable outcome and require the deployment of a team. As such, with my role as part of the Maths Lead Team, I looked into an article found on nRich which refers to a case study of a school which trialled a way to develop mathematical…

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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day / Native American Day - Post #2

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day / Native American Day – Post #2

Reconsider Columbus Day Submitted by Dr. Amanda Morris on October 6, 2015 Teaching Tolerance – Diversity, Equity and Justice “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships. He left from Spain. He sailed through sunlight, wind and rain.” We all know this rhyme, having learned it in elementary school. We also know it celebrates a man who literally was lost. It’s time for this to…

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Marking: Why It Doesn’t Work by @guruteaching

Marking: Why It Doesn’t Work by @guruteaching

It consumed every evening and at least one day of the weekend. I had no life and the cycle repeated itself every week until the summer holidays. I hated marking. Oh, and by the way, it made no difference! I was ticking and flicking, leaving comments that were far too generic and the marking often went unnoticed or unacknowledged by the students. So, I’ve stopped. Or at least, I’ve stopped doing…

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English gone crazy!

English is so interesting these days, one finds all sorts, in my country we have what we call ‘pidgin English’…it’s English so sweet when spoken, it feels better than speaking American or British English. That’s a fact!!

Pidgin Attacks English...Mhh.

Image courtesy this link via google search. Pidgin English is so wonderful almost everyone understands you when you speak it in Nigeria,(Some other…

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Flipping the classroom: where do your sit?

Flipping the classroom: where do your sit?

I watched another report this week about how getting good marks is the main goal of education and students are doing anything to achieve the highest marks possible. This aim was not about being a better learner but about the game of beating the system. When marks, not learning or understanding how to learn, become the ultimate concern,the education system is in trouble.

I enjoy reading about what…

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In this video you will see a lesson or students 6 to 7 years of age, in which they use "the donut", or  "inner-outer circle" strategy to communicate their research findings in the context of a Unit of Inquiry into "Sharing the Planet".