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7th Graders (And One Teacher) Learning with Minecraft

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Grade 7 seems like the wrong grade to pilot using Minecraft as a learning tool. This is an age where real-world interactions are difficult enough and empathy is sometimes lacking due to the fact that their bodies are rushed with … Continue reading →

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The New MYP Humanities

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

If I haven’t said it before, I’m a big fan of MYP. Content takes a backseat to concept-driven curriculum. Skill development is more important than memorizing random facts. And right now we’re going through the growing pains of a new … Continue reading →

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Creating Infographics: Making Numbers Sing

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

… Few people will appreciate the music if I just show them the notes. Most of us need to listen to the music to understand how beautiful it is. But often that’s how we present statistics; we just show the … Continue reading →

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Teaching Visually: Propaganda, Population Pyramids, and Infographics

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

In a grade 12 DP history class, a student might see the following images and have to answer the question: “Using the sources and your own knowledge, explain the role of Chinese youth in the time period between 1954-1975.” In … Continue reading →

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What Happens When We Play

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Never grow up. I don’t mean don’t become an adult with responsibility and the weight of the world on you shoulders. I simply mean … give yourself enough time to play. Play the fool. Goad. Shock. Laugh. Trip over something … Continue reading →

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Things I Know and Don’t Know: Flipped Classroom Edition

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

I have absolutely no desire to watch a Khan Academy video.  It’s math.  I am scared of math*.  I know there is other stuff on there, but I have always associated Khan Academy with math.  And as I hear more … Continue reading →

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The Long Goodbye to the Five Paragraph Essay

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

My first five paragraph essay that I remember writing was on the word “square”.  I was in 9th grade Honors English and the assignment was to pick a word, go to the Oxford English Dictionary, and write a five paragraph … Continue reading →

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Individuals and Societies

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Last week Individuals and Societies* launched at YIS to little fanfare and a lot of nerves on my part.  I&S is a two year integrated humanities course being offered as an alternative to the IGCSE History and Geography in grades … Continue reading →

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