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Fostering Inclusion: Strategies for Building a Strong Classroom Community in Primary Grades
As teachers, we have the incredible opportunity to shape the future by molding young minds and nurturing their growth. One of the key aspects of a successful learning environment is the sense of belonging and inclusion that students feel within their classroom community. In the primary grades, creating this atmosphere is especially crucial, as it lays the foundation for academic success and social development. In this blog post, we will explore effective strategies to ensure that every student in every grade feels like an integral part of the classroom community.
Learning Stories
Writing Learning Stories: A Powerful Tool for Reflecting on Childhood Learning Learning Stories are a unique approach to assessing and reflecting on children’s learning experiences. They provide a powerful way …
Why we should be learning designers
In today’s fast-paced and constantly changing world, it’s more important than ever for students to develop critical thinking skills. With the rise of automation and artificial intelligence, many jobs that …
Re-Imagining our learning space
This year I have tried to grow professionally by embracing The Framework for Maker-Centered Learning called Agency by Design. Agency by Design (AbD) is an ongoing research initiative at Project Zero investigating the promises, …
An attack on Ukraine can be distressing and frightening for both child and parent – How to support a child?
A child can now be exposed to media content about the attack on Ukraine, see the worried faces of adults, or hear discussions about the situation. It is not always …
Evaluation (For use from September 2020)
Here are links to the Google Docs versions of templates and files for programme evaluation.
Minecraft in education
Minecraft is many different things to many different people. It’s a playground for the artist, architect, engineer, and computer programmer, where imagination is the limit when it comes to building whatever they want. For me, it is the perfect tool for blended learning, especially as part of the station rotation model.
Design in the Primary School
The purpose of implementing Design in primary school is to guide students in the overall management of design thinking and creative process. Design by nature is a transdisciplinary subject in which activities based on expression, design, and technology are carried out. This may include independent or community designs, manufacturing, and evaluation of one’s own or a collaborative craft process.
Five Learning Boosters
Holistic learning isn’t all about academics. These learning activities can boost you and your learner to engage on a deeper level and to keep your learner motivated and excited about learning. As a learning activity, arts, crafts, and design have traditionally been passed over in favor of more academic pursuits. However, it has been proven that craft – particularly developmentally appropriate craft activities – can boost learning in those core academic disciplines like language, social studies, science, and math. Crafts have been around since the beginning of time when people made everything they used with their hands.