by CristinaM. | May 19, 2019 | education |
I have high expectations of my students in everything they do and creating good PowerPoint Presentations is one of them. Never assume that being “digital natives” magically turns young students into excellent creators of digital content. So how do we get the students...
by CristinaM. | May 4, 2019 | education |
We need young people who can think well, who are able to make informed decisions, and who respect others. It is our responsibility as guardians of these values to establish a learning environment that fosters freedom AND responsibility. When we say “behavior” we tend...
by CristinaM. | Apr 27, 2019 | activities, language and literature |
In part 1 of this blog post on literature, I emphasized the importance of engaging students in analyzing high-quality texts, in developing both written and oral language skills, and in building an in-depth understanding of the beauty and complexity of literature. If...
by CristinaM. | Apr 24, 2019 | activities, language and literature |
Language is THINKING. It may look obvious and you would be quick to dismiss this as a trivial, “truthiness”- like statement not worth the seconds it took you to read it. However clear it may seem to you, it is connected to a concern that I had and that started to grow...
by CristinaM. | Mar 24, 2019 | language and literature, writing |
Open-ended tasks have their place. But structure creates challenge. I was discussing this with another teacher on Twitter and I found it difficult to make my thinking clear in 240 characters so here is the extension. Open-ended tasks have their advantages that,...
