by CristinaM. | May 25, 2020 | activities, language and literature, writing |
NOTE: I am changing my blog writing style as I realized that many teachers prefer (like me) blog posts that are short, concise, and more practical. I reserve the long, detailed ones for the other blog I have had for years and that focuses on education theories,...
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. | Apr 27, 2014 | activities, inquiry, thinking |
This was originally supposed to be a simple reply to Aviva Dunsiger’s blog post. I soon realized it would have been too short and thus I could have been easily misunderstood. It all started with my question: “How do these projects enable deeper thinking?”, question...
by CristinaM. | Oct 17, 2013 | activities, inquiry, math, thinking |
This post was prompted by looking at Aviva Dunsiger’s Twitter stream – she is working on patterns with her students. I would like to engage with her 6th-grade class on Skype (my students are in 2nd grade) so we can do some Math together. I am briefly...
by CristinaM. | Sep 1, 2013 | activities, education, inquiry, math, thinking |
*This post is a reply to a thoughtful educator that I respect and with whom I disagree on certain education-related topics. The stir began with my tweet, I replied to Shawn, Dancing in a math lesson will not improve thinking. THINKING advances mathematical...
