It is a well-known established fact throughout the many-dimensional worlds of the multiverse that most really great discoveries are owed to one brief moment of inspiration. There’s a lot of spadework first, of course, but what clinches the whole thing is the sight of, say, a falling apple or a boiling kettle or the waterContinue reading “NUMROS”
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The Summit – Course 5 Final Project
After weeks of hard work and steady progress we have finally reached the peak of StoryTeller Mountain. I think it is fair to say that the journey has provided the students and myself with an exciting classroom adventure; an adventure which shows no sign of stopping. As I sit at the top of StoryTeller Mountain,Continue reading “The Summit – Course 5 Final Project”
Beginning the trek up StoryTeller Mountain
Today we started our climb up the monumental Storyteller Mountain. The children had been equipped with ipads, copies of the ‘legends of the lake’ myth books and organized into groups of four to better help each other with the initial climb. The base of the mountain was relatively easy to traverse as the groups beganContinue reading “Beginning the trek up StoryTeller Mountain”
The Magnetism of Magnets
Don’t worry – No storytelling, dialogue, poetry, digital mime or other bizarre writing styles in this post! No. Today I bring you an exciting new unit plan (well at least I think it is exciting) that I have altered and tweaked. ‘Altered’ and ‘tweaked’ are two highly apt terms when it comes to writing about thisContinue reading “The Magnetism of Magnets”
Footsteps in a new land…
Before the coming Across fierce seas, that battered and broke our small boats, we came. It took us many months of travel to arrive here – many did not make it! Now we have set foot in our new land. We are tired from the long journey but we look forward to putting down roots and settlingContinue reading “Footsteps in a new land…”
I want to work with you!
Does connectivism have a real shot at being a true learning theory? Yes! Well…mainly yes! As the new coordinator of primary history at our school (sorry if you have read any of my previous posts where I have mentioned this numerous times) I would argue that connectivism is now an essential part of a school’s structure. Let me beginContinue reading “I want to work with you!”
The Bystander’s Guide To a Collaborative RUA
And so I near the end of a second course on the COETAIL journey. It is fair to say that this project provided me the greatest test I had faced on the COETAIL course so far; yet it also has to be said that it has provided me with the greatest reward – the finalised RUA that my group created. Another major difference which has made thisContinue reading “The Bystander’s Guide To a Collaborative RUA”
Teeth…Glorious Teeth!
Teeth? Hmmm…how do you make this topic interesting to children? As far as I am aware, the most interesting thing about teeth for children is the tooth fairy! So let’s be frank, the topic is dry – really dry! When we sat down, as a year group, to discuss this topic there was a definite feeling of apathy and very littleContinue reading “Teeth…Glorious Teeth!”
Always Look on the Bright Side 