Have you taken into consideration Bloom’s taxonomy when designing a lesson plan? I am aware of the Bloom taxonomy, however I used the Marzano & Kendall taxonomy more, i particular the useful verbs of his their taxonomy that helps specify what kind of function or process our students are engaged in. It works well in an International Baccalaureate environment … Continue reading LOTS & HOTS to work with Gifted and Talented
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Some strategies for effective teaching and learning
Student agency and teacher’s responsiveness and adaptability are probably some of the most important components of an effective and inclusive classroom. In order to observe this effectiveness and modeling personalized learning with teachers, I am in favour of the cognitive coaching approach where the coachee and the coach first meet to determine what the goal … Continue reading Some strategies for effective teaching and learning
My experience with CBE
My experience in personalizing learning through the use of Competency Based Education (CBE) revolves around knowing my student’s learner profile (strengths, interests, aspirations, needs, IEP if any, and any relevant standardized test scores), being flexible with their learning pace (some learners are engaged in completely different tasks within the same class), and collecting learning evidence … Continue reading My experience with CBE
Journaling
I have been quite impressed at how much we can get from the ‘discipline’ of journaling. Journaling allows us to dive deep into ourselves. We think about ourselves, our learning, we reflect and we become more aware of things we want to accomplish, things that are important to us and how we might get there. … Continue reading Journaling
Response to Intervention
What is RTI? Response to Intervention is a tiered process used to help all students succeed in the classroom. This video is very clear for an introduction: I have been quite interested in finding out a little more about how RTI works in schools. As I continue to inquire about this, I have found a … Continue reading Response to Intervention
Use of trans-language in the Foreign Language Class
What is trans-language? Well, it’s a mix of languages! It’s a communication process where the speakers uses several languages! Why is this useful? We don’t want to wait for a speaker to be perfect to start speaking! Trans-language is the promotion of communication and expression by using creative ways to make meaning and share ideas. … Continue reading Use of trans-language in the Foreign Language Class
Versailles Palace – Expeditions Lesson Template
I had created this lesson plan about a Google Expedition to the Versailles Palace. Hope this is useful and inspiring 🙂 Versailles Palace – Expeditions Lesson
2017 ISTE Outstanding Young Educator Award Application (video script)
This was the script I created for my video application for the ISTE Outstanding Young Educator Award. I received the award that year 🙂 In this video, I answer the question: “What role do you believe technology plays in making a positive difference in learning and teaching? I follow the vision of subordinating teaching to … Continue reading 2017 ISTE Outstanding Young Educator Award Application (video script)
What makes a great teacher?
Remember… when you were a student (or you attended a workshop). What do you remember most about your teacher/trainer? The terrible teacher… The great teacher… speaks all the time challenges students is boring is passionate does not listen to your comments listens to your questions criticises kind and respectful talks to the board is funny … Continue reading What makes a great teacher?
PYP French assessments
How We Express Ourselves Central Idea: Language changes to express meaning and perspective. Lines of Inquiry: How sentences are constructed (function) How the meaning changes depending on the context (change) Ways of expressing points of view (perspective) Assessments: French – FP – PYP4-5 – Gradual summative assessment (Central Idea) French – FP – PYP4-5 – … Continue reading PYP French assessments