Sweat, Sun & Imagination
By the end of this past summer I felt about as fit and in shape as I ever have. After having spent most days on the road, cycling over 1500 km and making nearly twenty short films, through the course...
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In the past few posts where I’ve explored my sense of what should be part of each school day I’ve looked at the value of hands-on, hearts-on learning, and of being outdoors, physical and creative. This...
View ArticleDigital Citizenship Week: Looking for Balanced Leisure
This week was Digital Citizenship Week at YIS. Across the school, students were exploring what it means to be a citizen in an online world. In 2R we spoke to a degree about online safety, and different...
View ArticleWhat is Genius Hour?
On Monday, I mentioned to the class that I had a big surprise in store for them. On Tuesday, it arrived. 4R is going to join in on the learning experiment known at Genius Hour or sometimes, 20% Time....
View ArticleA Virtual Field Trip, on a Solar-Powered Plane
After having joined and presented in the first ever Google Summit for Education in East Africa (have a peek at my Google Earth presentation resource site), an amazing opportunity fell into my lap. Our...
View ArticleSweat, Sun & Imagination
By the end of this past summer I felt about as fit and in shape as I ever have. After having spent most days on the road, cycling over 1500 km and making nearly twenty short films, through the course...
View ArticleWhere is the Justice?
In the past few posts where I’ve explored my sense of what should be part of each school day I’ve looked at the value of hands-on, hearts-on learning, and of being outdoors, physical and creative. This...
View ArticleDigital Citizenship Week: Looking for Balanced Leisure
This week was Digital Citizenship Week at YIS. Across the school, students were exploring what it means to be a citizen in an online world. In 2R we spoke to a degree about online safety, and different...
View ArticleWhat is Genius Hour?
On Monday, I mentioned to the class that I had a big surprise in store for them. On Tuesday, it arrived. 4R is going to join in on the learning experiment known at Genius Hour or sometimes, 20% Time....
View ArticleA Virtual Field Trip, on a Solar-Powered Plane
After having joined and presented in the first ever Google Summit for Education in East Africa (have a peek at my Google Earth presentation resource site), an amazing opportunity fell into my lap. Our...
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