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The Elementary Design Cycle: Integrated Math, Unit of Inquiry & Technology

By On October 30, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Class Blog, COETAIL, Curriculum, Design, Ideas in Education, Technology in the Classroom

The first unit of inquiry grade two embarked on this year was a study of ways in which we are enriched by our own cultures and the cultures we connect with throughout our lives.

As we began asking questions along a line of inquiry exploring similarities and differences between cultures, we struggled with ways to […]

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3 Inspirations for Designing Time

By On September 16, 2012 · 5 Comments · In COETAIL, Curriculum, Design, Experiential Education, Ideas in Education, Technology in the Classroom

Coming off the back of my research on the world of timetabling, I find this lingering question of what should be part of each and every day. I suppose when I ask this, I’m mostly asking about a school day, because those are the bulk […]

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GREEN RIDERS: Southeast Asia

By On June 3, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Design, Experiential Education, Ideas in Education, Outdoor Education, Service Learning, Travel

I haven’t been pushing it much, but in just over three weeks I’ll be on the road for the summer, riding a bamboo bike thousands of kilometers across Southeast Asia in pursuit of stories of environmental struggles and successes, as well as interesting examples of social enterprise.

Having just posted the Continue Reading →

Midnight at the Sausage Factory

By On June 3, 2012 · 7 Comments · In COETAIL, Ideas in Education, Literacy, Technology in the Classroom

This afternoon a friend called me up and asked if I could meet him for a coffee and take a look at a paper he was writing for his Masters program. This friend is one of the clearest thinking people I know, and he was feeling really spun around by the expectations of his program.

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Bring Me the Head of a VZ200

By On May 15, 2012 · 5 Comments · In COETAIL, Design, Technology in the Classroom

When I was around ten my grandfather bought me a computer. With a little research I’ve discovered it was a VZ200 (thanks old-computers.com). I plugged it into an old school 12 inch black and white TV. It had no hard drive or anything like […]

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