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Don’t Panic! Creativity is a process…

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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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

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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

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Keynote – Richard Wells

Some takeout from Richard Well’s day 2 keynote. You don’t see the rugby coach on the field, opposite in the classroom. Playground games – kids don’t need a teacher to play. They know the strategies. Oblique strategies – by Brian … Continue reading

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Bi-Weekly Beaker – #6

Google +: http://goo.gl/EwwPef PL website: http://goo.gl/qB0Uve From the TBC PL Google+ Community TPACK Explained “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) attempts to identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted … Continue reading

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