Is 90% of what students learn at school irrelevant?
David Perkins ponders – What is worth learning -for now and for the future? Why is teachers’ focus on teaching method rather than what is worth learning?
View ArticlePersonalised versus collaborative learning
There seems to be a bit of tension between personalising learning and encouraging collaboration in the classroom. I would like to argue that, to ensure our students are successful learners, we need to...
View ArticleTrialing no bells in Room 3
At the very beginning of the year, I suggested that we did without bells – that we just went to lunch when we were hungry or needed a break. This suggestion was met with outrage! The students hated the...
View ArticleNo bells trial update – One week down.
The one week trial of ignoring the bells in our class has concluded, with mixed success. On the first day, the freedom went to their heads and I was really surprised with the lack of maturity and focus...
View ArticleAre we really educating for the 21st Century?
“In too many cases, we bolt new technologies on top of current learning tools in the standard learning environment, which effectively means we give our kids a thousand-dollar pencil.” – Alan November....
View ArticleWho controls the learning in Room 3?
Try this activity with a class you know. Ask them all to point an index finger at the ceiling. Tell them that you are going to ask them a question, and when they have come up with their answer to the...
View ArticleClass Twitter Account
This week we have started a class Twitter account which has been fun and beneficial. The initial purpose of this was: To allow children to connect with other teachers and students around the world....
View ArticleShift happens
I’m sure you’ve seen this series of videos before on the rapidly changing world we reside in. I showed it to the class the other day after the principal prompted some thought on how education is/should...
View ArticleEnd of year class survey.
Well, it’s been a lovely summer holiday so far here in New Zealand but the sun isn’t shining all that much today, so it’s a good day to get back into the swing of things. As I’m sure all teachers do, I...
View ArticleAn extrovert’s world
“There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.” (Susan Cain) I’ve been wanting to read Susan Cain’s book Quiet for a little while so, when I saw her video on TED...
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