Rain or Shine: Exploring the Benefits of Outdoor Education
Blue skies, green grass, and fresh air don’t usually come to mind when describing the features of a typical classroom, but that’s exactly what outdoor education offers.
Alternative Education
Going Dutch? Reflections on the Secondary School System in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is almost always ranked in the top ten for "best education systems in the world." But what makes an education system “the best?”
Intergenerational Learning: A Way for Everyone to Shine
For the past nine years, Grade 6 students in Saskatoon, SK, have applied for a coveted program that sees them learning and growing with elders on a daily basis.
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.
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.
Finnish Education Design: How to Bring Joy to Learning
From shorter school days to an increased amount of teacher autonomy, the Finnish educational system has many innovative strategies to offer.
The End of Discipline in the Classroom
The current thinking on discipline is preemptive, rather than reactive. Change how you run your classroom, experts suggest, and discipline issues will no longer be a problem.
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?
Don’t Make Your Classroom Flip a Flop
Teachers are constantly look for ways to make best use of their limited class time. That’s one reason why many have taken to “flipping” their classrooms in recent years.