Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Mackenzie Neale
How many times have I started a blog post, saved it and then not posted it until weeks later? How many times have I looked at my never-ending “to do” list and then spent my half hour prep time scrolling through Twitter? And how many times have I left report card writing right down to … Continue reading “The Positive Side of Procrastination”
Written by Mackenzie Neale
My goal for this year’s action plan was to increase student confidence in speaking French, to avoid hearing “I can’t” and replace it with “I can”. On Thursday I introduced the CEFR to my Grade 4 students: they watched a short video explaining that the CEFR is a tool used across Canada, Europe and many … Continue reading “Building Confidence or Inflating Egos?”
Written by Mackenzie Neale
When I was brainstorming my first HMW question a few years ago, one of my biggest frustrations was with hearing students constantly say “I can’t speak French”. Or even worse… “I don’t speak French so I don’t know how to do this”. Since my first year of teaching I have been working to build students’ … Continue reading “Building Confidence”