Rethinking Learning for the 21st Century
Written by Carolyn Bilton
As I finally sit down to start writing my wrap-up blog post about my Action Plan, I can’t believe it is nearing the end of the school year. This year has been so ridiculously busy, it has flown by. There have been times when I have felt overwhelmed with all the new and exciting technology … Continue reading “Action Plan 2014 Final thoughts”
Written by Carolyn Bilton
Before the March Break, I had my students complete their project on World War 2. In partners, students were assigned an important event from the war. They had to examine the event, answer critical thinking questions, and then present their findings. As an added element this year, I also assigned a short video, more as … Continue reading “Voicethread”
Written by Carolyn Bilton
This blog entry is a little late, but the past couple of weeks have been a whirl wind. I think I have spent more time away from school on the ski hill than I have in the classroom! A couple weekends ago I spent a long time re-working an assignment for my grade 10 Canadian History … Continue reading “Long over due…”
Written by Carolyn Bilton
Another overwhelming day with Cohort 21! So many cool new things to think about and to try. In an attempt to be efficient with my time, (nap time is only so long) here we go! Action plan: Redefine my Grade 10 (Extended French) Canadian History final research essay into a multimedia presentation. Students would create … Continue reading “Face 2 Face #3”
Written by Carolyn Bilton
Yesterday my fellow Cohor21-ers and I met again for our second Face 2 Face meeting. Motivated by this upcoming meeting, I spent a few evenings last week catching up a bit on what had been going on; reading blogs, checking Twitter more frequently and watching some of the Hangouts. After a few crazy weeks of … Continue reading “What to do?”
