September is around the corner… let’s take a look at the moments that stood out for me this summer, 2018. Reading, writing, editing, learning always!
Armed with A Book Posts
How do theories in education support gamification? I think there isn’t a more convincing argument for gamifying your classroom!
What does scientific research say about how brain learn? How can we apply this knowledge to the classroom?
In this interview, Treena shares her experiences as an English teacher in Japan and then a Teaching Assistant in Canada. We also discuss teachable moments.
Empower and engage are two buzz words in education. In this article, I explore how they are related as well as the things to keep in mind to make students engaged and empowered.
Finally, here is how I plan my bujos from the year to the quarter to the month, week and then to the day! Self-nudging at all points in time.
How can I encourage more girls to be interested in Computers and Math? Reflections on the future after an inspiring webinar with an educator.
This article presents the design considerations when planning lessons using Universal Design for Learning: goals, assessments, methods and materials.
My thoughts on Mark Manson’s book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, reflecting upon my immortality projects.
The 1975 game Tenure offers the player a chance to experience the first year of teaching, with challenges ranging from being part of the Union to dealing with note-passing in the classroom. I played the game to find out whether it contains all the elements of a teacher’s life.
If you think about the future, a couple hundred years from now, do you think books still exist and are in use as they are today? Would more advanced tablets developed to allow easier access of materials or have humans gone back to reading from paper and they used to before tablets were invented?
In today’s classrooms, we have a diverse set of learners and no matter how much a teacher would want to address the needs of all learners, it takes time to know the students and understand them better to give them the supports they need. This is where Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles comes in handy. In this article I explore UDL in theory and practice.
How can we truly embrace “By Teaching you will learn, by learning you will teach”? Reflections on Will Richardson’s book From Master Teacher to Master Learner.
I started my collection of teaching books as a preservice teacher and it keeps growing. The following is a list of books on teaching that have been recommended to me. Let’s bring together the best books on teaching we have read and want educators to read!
How can we attain the state of flow in the classroom? What kind of activities should the students be involved be such that they do not want to stop working? As a learner, flow is when I am focused on my task, to the point that I do not care about the time because I am having so much fun doing what I am doing.
What can we learn from technology that will make history more engaging for the students? Taking inspiration from the digital fiction, The Silent History, I present here some ways in which we can be inspired by technology, allowing for differentiation and a new connection to the content.
Self-care ideas for preservice teachers: the habits I want to ensure I have when I am a student teacher. Routine, community and affirmations because at some point of time during our teaching degrees, we have all heard how hard student teaching is — building lesson plans, getting to know a set of students, and more.