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Stand back, Hats on: Kindergarten at work

Every year there are new hats on the shelf in the kindergarten. Every year there are so many opportunities for…

14 years ago

PDS faculty take The Marshmallow Challenge

The PDS faculty took The Marshmallow Challenge this morning. Using 20 pieces of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard…

14 years ago

The Shift in New Brunswick

This video was produced by the New Brunswick, Canada, Department of Education. It reflects their thinking about our rapidly changing…

14 years ago

More Educator Luddites Please

Part two of:  The Age of Bricolage: School in the Change Blender: Technology is always disruptive: Think of the introduction…

14 years ago

The Age of Bricolage: School in the Change Blender

When everything around is changing so rapidly that it feels like living inside a blender on high speed, habits and…

14 years ago

Help is available: Advice for new teachers

Advice (random and very incomplete) for new teachers: Please round out the list with your thoughts: Sign on to Twitter.…

14 years ago

What the dickens?

Looks like the new UK education minister is channeling Thomas Gradgrind: Pupils must learn about Miss Havisham, says Minister They…

14 years ago

A year in pictures

Perhaps I am having a hard time saying goodbye to the year. I spent part of the day putting this…

15 years ago

Baby, bathwater, freshwater

Joe Bower teaches in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. And he is on a personal mission. His blog For the Love…

15 years ago

Life on the Farm

Learning about Sprout Creek Farm is a big part of the kindergarten curriculum but what exactly are they learning?  Readers…

15 years ago