Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Allison Harding
The Christmas season always presents a bit of a dichotomy. Musical Christmas classics that are on repeat tell us it is the “hap- happiest season of all.” Yet, the chaotic flurry of stressed, impatient shoppers in malls and grocery stores leading up to December 25th (and shortly thereafter), suggests otherwise. This Christmas – after being sent […]
Written by Allison Harding
Connection. My Grade 8 English class has spent the last several weeks unpacking this concept. It’s the Key Concept of our current MYP English unit titled, “The Youth Connection.” The students have spent much of the unit exploring different types of connections, as well as actually making connections (text-to-text, text-to-world and text-to-self). The vehicle through […]
Written by Allison Harding
1,373,000. According to AppBrain Stats that’s the current number of Android apps on the market. Not to mention the additional 1.3 million that are presently available in the Apple App Store. In addition to these apps, new websites, social media networks and e-learning environments are popping up daily. We are being inundated with digital technology at […]