Demonstrating a Professional Body of Knowledge
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Conceptual Changes Needed
Before we began our shadow measuring experiment, I had the students predict when their shadows would…
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A Teacher’s Defence Mechanism
“The recognition of the importance of context suggested that the unit of analysis for understanding learning…
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Is Collaboration More Than Group Work?
Educational research throughout the 20th century focused on learning through an individualistic approach. Learning happened on…
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Choice, Collaboration, and the Social Learner
The Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) began in the late 1990s, as a “bold approach…
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Do Teachers Over-plan Learning Opportunities?
Teaching can be a difficult process, as we desire our students to get the most out…
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Changing How You “Know”
Have you ever had that moment in your classroom where a student questions something you have…
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Optimising Students Learning
“Educators often talk about the importance of higher-order thinking skills, but educational programmes that emphasise thinking…
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“Rat” Removal and Transformative Learning
In the first chapter of Contemporary Theories of Learning, by K. Illeris, he outlines the four…
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The Science of Learning
Recently, I have been exposed to a number of books and articles for my master’s program,…
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What if we all Learned the Kindergarten Way?
In preparation for starting my masters next week, I have an extensive list of “pre-readings” to…
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