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Gettin’ Your Culture On(line)

By On November 9, 2012 · 9 Comments · In Class Blog, COETAIL, Curriculum, Ideas in Education, Literacy, Technology in the Classroom

I’ve always had an issue with the term international school. It’s probably due largely to the fact that working with lower elementary kids, the majority of my students have barely ever lived in their country. Still others have multiple nations that they’ve been told they come from.

Invariably, our schools have special days or units […]

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The Elementary Design Cycle: Integrated Math, Unit of Inquiry & Technology

By On October 30, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Class Blog, COETAIL, Curriculum, Design, Ideas in Education, Technology in the Classroom

The first unit of inquiry grade two embarked on this year was a study of ways in which we are enriched by our own cultures and the cultures we connect with throughout our lives.

As we began asking questions along a line of inquiry exploring similarities and differences between cultures, we struggled with ways to […]

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Where is the Justice?

By On October 28, 2012 · 5 Comments · In COETAIL, Curriculum, Experiential Education, Ideas in Education, Service Learning

In the past few posts where I’ve explored my sense of what should be part of each school day I’ve looked at the value of hands-on, hearts-on learning, and of being outdoors, physical and creative. This time I want to look a little bit more at the content of the learning, […]

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Sweat, Sun & Imagination

By On September 30, 2012 · 3 Comments · In COETAIL, Curriculum, Experiential Education, Ideas in Education, Outdoor Education

By the end of this past summer I felt about as fit and in shape as I ever have. After having spent most days on the road, cycling over 1500 km and making nearly twenty short films, through the course of my Green Riders project, I was in a totally different […]

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Making Time for Doing It

By On September 23, 2012 · 2 Comments · In COETAIL, Curriculum, Design, Experiential Education, Ideas in Education

Nearly every school year, somewhere early on, I end up doing some sort of informal survey, or engaging in a broad conversation with my students about different ways of learning. The learning strategies I touch on mostly draw from Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences.

This year, just ankle-deep in our first unit of inquiry […]

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