Today I spent 7 hours on a mandatory course required to gain Teacher Registration in South Australia. For once, I was a student, and so
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Finding time for CREATIVITY
This is part 3 in a series of blogs on creativity in the classroom. The first is here, and the second here. As stated previously,
IF CREATIVITY IS BIOLOGICALLY PRIMARY, IS DISCOVERY LEARNING ACTUALLY DOABLE?
If creativity is biologically primary does that mean it wouldn’t tax the working memory in discovery learning, thereby eliminating one of the main arguments against
If You Don’t Model, Learning’s a Lottery
The video below is a perfect demonstration of why it’s so important to model learning for students. What it highlights is what most motivated people
How to swing a cricket ball…oh, and teach
When I used to play cricket in the backyard with my brother we would try all sorts of things to make it harder to bat.
Should I get my students exams remarked? YES
Marking exams is hard. Cross referencing a student’s work to a criteria is wrought with difficulty, can be plagued by subjectivity, a lack of training,
