Teachers are always looking for new and better ways to engage their students in the material they’re learning. And with so many kids interested in technology and social networking, the teacher who can master these mediums can utilize them as tools and integrate them into the classroom setting. While Facebook has tons of useful applications, [...]
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Building the Future: The Planning Stage
Posted by Kevin on June 21st, 2010
As a teacher, you may sometimes find it difficult to inspire creativity in your students. Between strict limitations on curriculum and time spent not only in class, but on after hours job demands like lesson planning and grading papers, you may find yourself wracking your already exhausted brain for fun and unique ways to engage [...]
Teaching for Uncertain Futures
Posted by Kevin on November 30th, 2008
Something that I am well aware of is the need to consider that the world that the students in my classroom will be living in is very different to what existed 50 years ago. So, I was quite excited to see that Teaching Australia (who are funded by Commonwealth Government) had identified this as an [...]