

Learning Partnerships
It was during a recent PD on Arts and Deeper Learning that a beautiful partnership began to form. The dance teacher at a high school...


Middle School Musical
If you've ever been part of a musical, you know that it is no easy task. It required countless volunteers and hours of rehearsal/prep...


MakerSpace: Fad or Future?
MakerSpace: Fad or Future? This is the title of the course I just completed. This was also the question posed to us on the first day...


Fear
This image, from John Spencer sums up a lot of teacher's fears when getting kids to be makers. Some of these things are scarier than...


Tinkercad
It was not that long ago that I assumed 3D printing was out of reach for both myself and students, maybe even last week. Today I was...


Geeking Out
In his book Launch, John Spencer and A.J. Juliani describe the research phase of the Launch cycle as "Geeking Out". Learning about a new...


The 6 C's Continued
My school division has been part of the initiative for The New Learning Pedagogy for Deeper Learning. Part of this has included the...


Reflecting Using the 6 C's.
I am always looking for new ways to make reflection something to not be dreaded. The first time I told my students that reflection was...


Meraki
Shauna Cornwell wears this word around her neck as inspiration to live this way and to empower kids to learn fully. In the modern...


What Makes a Good Project
There is a lot of buzz around words like project-based learning and inquiry. These can be amazing ways for students to learn, but they...