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Mastery My Way
I really want to try mastery in my biology classroom. Based on my previous post, I think there are a lot of benefits and it will help students develop 21st century learning skills. However, I will have...
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Learning – it’s a piece of (layer) cake!
After reading and thinking about mastery learning, I came across another technique that I’d never heard of: Dr. Kathie Nunley’s Layered Curriculum®. I’m assuming it’s not really that blogged/tweeted...
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Why I hate technology….sometimes.
I really hate technology. Sometimes. This blog post is more of a rant than anything else. I just need to get it off my chest that there are occasions when technology really f****** sucks and I wish I...
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A Meaningful Moot!
This blog post is long overdue. As per usual, the blog gets put on the back burner as work just seems to keep piling on up! And while I did have good intentions to blog during my one hour commute to...
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Learning, Changing, Leading 2.0
These three words represent the theme of the Learning 2.0 Conference in Beijing, China that I am currently attending. I write from my hotel room this evening after an exhausting, but interesting day. I...
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The Big Ideas
After months of anticipation and excitement the Learning 2.0 conference is now officially Learning 2.0ver (yes – I am hilarious, I know. Read on). My head is a whirlwind of scattered thoughts, fresh...
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It’s About the PEDAGOGY!
You have to read the topic of this blog post out loud using your best impression of a Kiwi accent. Ok you don’t have to, but that’s what I do every time! Why? It’s because this quotation comes from one...
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When Good Ideas Go Horribly Wrong
I had this great idea. The “Better Biology” program was progressing quite well with the grade 11 SL class. There were challenges of course, but I was impressed with the level of independence of the...
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The most important question you will ever ask
The most important question you will ever ask is… What do you need to know Bob? Allow me to explain. “Bob” is the name of a fictional student created by Dr. Marie Alcock. Marie, who is the president of...
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Teachers Love Technology
This infographic was shared with me by co-creator Allison Morris. It looks at the important role that technology is playing for today’s teachers and how it’s changing classrooms. Have a look below!...
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What I Learned From a MOOC
This summer, while my students and colleagues were on holiday, I sent myself back to school. To be more specific, I joined my first ever MOOC. For those who are unaware of the meaning behind this...
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How do we teach in the in-betweens?
What does it mean to reimagine education? This is the question I had to ask myself this summer as I attended Blackboard World 2014 in Las Vegas – a conference for educators, administrators and...
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Blended Learning with Blackboard
My last post was a reflection on the philosophical and pedagogical takeaways from #BBworld14. In this post I discuss the more practical things I learned at this conference. Here are some new features...
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