Category Archives: teaching
Troubleshooting 3D printers
I’ve been interested in 3D printing for a number of years now having used one of the machines in our Technology department. I now have access to one of their first printers that has been set up in the Inquiry … Continue reading
Once upon a time by Lindsay Wesner
How might we leverage this culture of digital documentation? https://twitter.com/annerotorua/status/985997595553099776 “We are educators. We are custodians of the world’s most precious resource” – @LadyWesner Which problem would you like to solve? The Enemies of Change Time The Curriculum (“But I … Continue reading
The Relevant Teacher with Patrick Green
Patrick Green is a Technology Integrator at Singapore American School. Here are notes from his key note on The Relevant Teacher. Focus on schools doing stuff differently (e.g. Da Vinci Innovation Lab, Sequoyah – institutionalise failure (called it ‘iteration’)) It is the … Continue reading
3D Metal printing in our backyard
A few weeks ago I followed up an invite from the House of Science to visit RAM 3D in Tauriko. So here in a new industrial area of Tauranga were some pretty switched on people doing some pretty neat stuff. … Continue reading
Exploring Deep Learning with Derek Wenmoth
Shallow? Surface? Deep? “.. the world has been focused on developing basic literacy and numeracy skills.” (Fullan, M., & Quinn, J. (2016). Coherence. The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems. Corwin Thousand Oaks.) Recommended reading: Fullan, M. (2013). Stratosphere: Integrating … Continue reading
