Keeping It Old School: The Retro Arcade Project
I wanted to design a new project that could be about classes working together, communicating, and listening to each other.
Experiential Learning
Reinventing Education, Serving Humanity
When thinking about what schools of the future will look like, it’s hard to imagine them without grades, exams, or even subjects.
Escape Rooms: Catering to Different Learning Styles
Escape rooms are multidisciplinary and purposefully designed with variety in mind. They require diverse thinking and allow multiple learning styles to thrive simultaneously.
Movement in the Classroom
After teaching at an alternative middle school for the past 4 years, the one thing I constantly hear from new students is: “We can move around in your room and not get in trouble?
Students as Teachers
Nothing commits knowledge to memory better than having to teach it. Thus, what better way to teach students a piece of literature than to have them teach it themselves?
Learning Math through Movement
Imagine a math class where kids are hopping up and down, swinging their arms side to side, and shouting out numbers. They’re enjoying themselves—and they’re still learning.
Where the Wild Things Are—Outside Your Classroom
The mid-winter sun is peeking from behind the clouds and a cold breeze is blowing across the open soccer field. A line of grade two students, dressed in puffy coats, colourful ...
Unicycles: A Lesson for Learning Complex Skills
Can unicycles serve an important educational purpose? Are there good pedagogical reasons for learning to ride them?
Ukulele in the Classroom
Making music with a ukulele is a great group learning experience. Classes as young as grade three can learn the elements of music.
