Creativity is important in teaching…
This is not a new idea by a long shot! Creativity helps teachers stay fresh. Creativity helps motivate students and keep them on their toes – they won’t know what’s coming next. Creativity could be the...
View ArticleSmarter Everyday
I’ve recently come across this YouTube channel: Smarter Every Day. I’m not going to write much about it because I think the videos speak for themselves, however in a nutshell, the host has a question...
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Are YOU engaged?
This post is prompted by another blog post from The Future of K-12 Education—Is “Active Engagement” the Key Characteristic of Effective Teaching? The post talks about how in a recent Gallup survey it...
View ArticleEngagement vs Learning
Ever since I started teaching I’ve kept hearing this word ‘engagement’. “Are your students engaged?” “This will get your students engaged.” Now, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to see them engaged,...
View ArticleiPad 2 requirement at high school
This article about a high school in North Auckland requiring Year 9 students to purchase an iPad 2 has raised some interesting comments, both on the article itself, and also in my Facebook stream. I...
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