Mastery takes a long long long time.. but it is about the journey!
The long and winding road… One of the teachers I was with at Belmont High School is an excellent musician….
Guided Inquiry – How can technology help shy students in the classroom?
For our edtech inquiry project we researched the topic of “How can technology help shy students in the classroom?…
Inquiry Mindset – the lightbulb is flashing!
Trevor Mackenzie came to our online class this week to talk to us about Inquiry Based Learning and Technology. Trevor’s…
Exploring and Enhancing Pedagogy – moving from ’emerging’ to ‘developing’ and hopefully headed to ‘proficient’ and ‘extending’
For EDCI 780, I need to reflect on the Core Competencies of the Teacher Education Program I have demonstrated growth…
Perfectionism and my free inquiry
(image credit – Thrive Programme Coach® Fiona Brown, Thrive London) With having a child with perfectionist tendency and seeing the…
The online game Bad News and the movie the Social Dilemma – both great tools to use in the classroom
I am just going to say emphatically that I LOVE the online game Bad News. I see that it has…
Flipped Learning – a few thoughts
(Photo by Persnickety Prints on Unsplash) I love the idea of a flipped classroom! As an instructor, I much preferred…
It is not because I don’t want to play…
The other day in at Belmont, the social studies teacher I am placed with was having a lunch time jam…
Edcamp – a form of community development
(Photo by Ian Schneider from Unsplash.com) This week in class we were introduced to Edcamps. Edcamps are…
Free Fallin’…..and the many online resources to help learn Tom Petty’s classic song
A number of years ago we got Wii Lego Rockband with a drum kit, microphone and guitar. One of…