Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Mary-Ellen Wilcox
This pandemic has given me moments to pause and reflect – and almost more importantly, permission to try new things, new strategies and new ways of thinking. In reflection, I have given myself permission to go with teaching big, learning big and taking different types of risks in my classroom. I am so incredibly grateful … Continue reading “Permission in the pandemic”
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, 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”
