Royan Lee (@royanlee) is using student facilitators during his session at this year's ECOO conference in Richmond Hill. In fact, it seems appropriate that I blog about this because I am sitting here now in the middle of his session at ECOO. He brought with him ten student facilitators, all from classes he teaches, to... Continue Reading →
Useful iOS 6 features for teachers (iPad specific)
[Updated: March, 2013] With every new iOS release, Apple is building in more and more under the hood. You are probably aware of many of these features but, in any case, here is a brief roundup of some that teachers whom I work with have found very useful, especially in a one-iPad classroom. The features outlined... Continue Reading →
Critical thinking and information literacy – Part I
Could critical thinking skills be learned as a self-extending system? Can children be taught how to think critically within an information literacy context? That is, it seems to be a consistent educational goal that students of all ages are able to critically evaluate the information that is conveyed to them. So, how does the ability... Continue Reading →
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