Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
Have you heard? Are your kids involved? Do you do March Mammal Madness? If you are not, that’s OK, I wasn’t either until this year. I found out about March Mammal Madness through a facebook group for teachers I follow that is full of crazy awesome science ideas. March Mammal Madness, or MMM2019 for short, … Continue reading “March Mammal Madness”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
This week is busy at school, well, really when is an independent school not busy? I’d argue Christmas day. We are 7 school days away from March break and everyone is trying to wrap up units and minimize assessments that need to happen over the holidays. I feel like I am doing some exciting things … Continue reading “When your cape is in the wash”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
This week I had my students present in front of the class and did not grade it – but the students in the audience were required to provide feedback to each other about the presentation. It was amazing. Those kid honestly are starting to get it! #teacherwin Last week we started our technology unit … Continue reading “What happens when you just don’t grade it?”
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
This week, another teacher and I hosted a think tank of sorts modelled off the cohort21 conferences. We started the day with this projected on the board, the Rocky theme song playing as kids entered the room and small candy dishes on each of the tables. There was group work, brainstorming, timers, action plans, ideation, challenges, idea … Continue reading “Candy & Innovation”