Posts by: jamieraskin

A Year In Numbers

By On April 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment · In Class Blog, Curriculum, Design, Technology in the Classroom

Each year I’m stuck with the same challenge… How to give students authentic influence, voice and purpose in their learning. Part of this must include cycles of reflection. Short reflections after a learning experience, longer reflection after a unit of learning and even broader after a year together. A yearbook, it seems, should be a […]

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A Provocation for Children’s Rights

By On September 25, 2014 · 2 Comments · In Class Blog, Inquiry

There was a powerful moment in 4JR today.

Each week we have a special “Team Time” where students are split up amongst the 4 fourth grade classes with a variety of focuses. This time, we decided to try a provocation for our new unit, an exploration of how Children are a unique part of our […]

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A Virtual Field Trip, on a Solar-Powered Plane

By On March 29, 2014 · Leave a Comment · In Ideas in Education, Technology in the Classroom

After having joined and presented in the first ever Google Summit for Education in East Africa (have a peek at my Google Earth presentation resource site), an amazing opportunity fell into my lap. Our tech coach @aleaf approached me to ask if we were interested in participating in a Virtual […]

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What is Genius Hour?

By On February 19, 2014 · 7 Comments · In Culture of Thinking, Curriculum, Ideas in Education, Student-led Inquiry, Technology in the Classroom

On Monday, I mentioned to the class that I had a big surprise in store for them.

On Tuesday, it arrived. 4R is going to join in on the learning experiment known at Genius Hour or sometimes, 20% Time.

Students walking in the door were put into groups of 3 or 4. They were instructed […]

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