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From a distance…

Posted on March 18, 2020 by corney

No, not a Bette Midler song – but a collection of tips and tricks I’ve sourced from around the socials on best practice of distance learning. With COVID 19 on its way, we might be joining our colleagues from other … Continue reading →

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Import rubrics in Google Classroom

Posted on February 18, 2020 by corney

Most of the projects I assign students are assessed with rubrics. I love a good rubric and it gives students really detailed feedback on the criteria for a piece of work while being efficient for a teacher to give this … Continue reading →

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Sharpen the Axe – BIST / GEG Sparkshop

Posted on September 11, 2019 by corney

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe” – Abraham Lincoln. In this session you will have a chance to ‘sharpen your axe’ with a range of useful tips … Continue reading →

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Don’t Panic! Creativity is a process…

Posted on September 7, 2019 by corney

As part of the 2019 YIA Awards one of the guest judges, Erik Hay from Weta Workshop, presented to a room full of educators on the creative process. Erik is the Creative Strategy Director at Weta and has a background … Continue reading →

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App Smash a Mihimihi

Posted on May 2, 2019 by corney

Step 1: Complete this form! Loading… Step 2: Check your Inbox for a mint as Mihimihi that you can share, print out, whatevers!! Step 3: Create a multimedia representation of your Mihimihi using any of the below tools. Don’t forget … Continue reading →

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