Category: Education
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Global Partnerships-Bring Together the Best and Brightest
Teamwork makes the dream work and that is definitely true for #SingleVoicesGlobalChoices Read our latest blog and meet our international supporters: @bar_zie @MicrosoftEduCA @AriaAzizi @Wakelet @Doctor_Harves @global_edtech @AdobeForEdu @joinbubble @PolyU_PALMS #testmoz
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Y is for YOU and other Y’s
YOU John Hattie, in his ground-breaking work Visible Learning, concluded that teachers are among the most powerful influences in learning. He found that a “teacher’s beliefs and commitments are the greatest influence on student achievement” (Hattie 25). Teachers do this by constantly evaluating and assessing, not just students, but their teaching methods and the effectiveness…
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Single Voices, Global Choices Project
Planning is well underway for Single Voices, Global Choices having begun a few months ago. The project, already boasting 107 teachers from 95 schools in 46 countries, plans on centering social emotional learning and connections-based learning by focusing on international events created by the United Nations and other organizations and by analyzing current events. International…
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“X” Marks the Spot
I began writing this series a year and a half ago to explore the many considerations we need to contemplate regarding the changes that will occur in the next decade and what our students will need to be successful in that time-frame and beyond. Access, happiness, mental well-being, reflection, patience, social-emotional learning, and mindset are…
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W is for Wonder
won·der/ˈwəndər/ noun 1. a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. verb desire or be curious to know something. feel doubt. Wonder is an interesting word full of star-struck awe to curious exploration to inexplicable confusion. More than anything right now, I vacillate amongst all three wonders. Perhaps…
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Remote Learning: Am I Doing it Right?
Any nagging feelings I may have about whether I am doing this right fade away because as long as I am taking my students’ well-being into account, it can only be right.
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T is for Teaching & Time
As a student, I loved learning about everything. I read voraciously which allowed me to see places and meet people I wouldn’t ever be exposed to in real life. I saw patterns and madeconnections across subjects and disciplines which then drove me to learn more. It sparked a curiosity in me about the world which…
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S is for System
“talking about divergent topics in other classes would encourage students to see the interconnectedness of our world”
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R is for Reflection
Mirror, mirror, on the wall… Usually, when we talk about reflection in education we are referring to assessment and evaluation. We evaluate through reflecting, that is, thoughtful consideration (#7) or meditation (#6) on something. Both of these qualify as the action we take as educators to assess and evaluate whether it be our students or…
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O is for Outside the Box
“Once you stop learning, you start dying.” Albert Einstein We hear the phrase “outside the box” a lot and it can get tedious through overuse. It can also be scary to people who feel they aren’t that creative or who don’t want to be WAY out there. The thing is I don’t mean outside the…
