In this post I share some lessons for introducing the learning assets. Skip to the end if you're looking for those. This year my classroom co-teacher and I have been focusing on building the learning assets with our Year 4/5/6 students. As documented by Kath Murdoch in her book The Power of Inquiry (2015), learning … Continue reading Introducing the Learning Assets in Upper Primary
Inquiry
Hexagonal Thinking
Hexagonal Thinking is a visual tool to help people make connections and organise ideas on a topic. I first learned about hexagonal thinking through the No Tosh Lab who encourage the use of it for going from the messy idea stage of the designing thinking process to the stage where ideas are organised and ordered to work … Continue reading Hexagonal Thinking
#DigiCon16 Presentation: Coding in the Primary Classroom
This year I presented a couple of sessions at #DigiCon16, DLTV's annual conference. One of the sessions I presented was Coding in the Primary Classroom: An Inquiry Into Gaming with Tamryn Kingsley. We took participants through the process of a unit we taught together with our grade 2 classes. The unit was an inquiry where students made their own games … Continue reading #DigiCon16 Presentation: Coding in the Primary Classroom
Reflections on Digicon
Wow! #Digicon15! My head exploded. What a brilliant event with SO much going on in so many areas! I need to reflect but my head is a jungle so I'm just going to get down anything and everything I am thinking here and see where it takes me. These are my main takeaways and the … Continue reading Reflections on Digicon
Taking Action: Students as Recording Artists
Does anyone teach using the CBL model? At my school we are in our first year of implementing CBL school-wide and it is massively exciting and terrifying all at once. CBL stands for Challenge Based Learning. It is a type of inquiry process that puts the emphasis on students using technology as an integral part … Continue reading Taking Action: Students as Recording Artists
Mrs Fintelman Teaches 