Here are some quick and engaging strategies to enhance your K12 math classroom that are sure to promote growth mindset and raise math enthusiasts. Lazarus, A. Mathematics. Teachers Compass If your math classroom needs a break from rigor and practice, try any of these 5-minute … Continue reading 5-Minute Math Routines
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Math with Google Earth and Cryptograms
There are many games, puzzles, classrooms interactions planned around Google Earth. This was the first time I tried to create a cryptogram using Google Earth for the Math Competition at my school. I designed the game keeping my Grade 3 – Grade 5 students in … Continue reading Math with Google Earth and Cryptograms
Designing My Asynchronous Class: PART 2
Usability features refer to the ease with which users can navigate the space and make sense of it. These design features are often used in creating any app. However, several educational apps and LMS systems were adopted from already existing systems originally designed for other … Continue reading Designing My Asynchronous Class: PART 2
Designing My Asynchronous Class: PART 1
Asynchronous online learning is synonymous with self-paced, independent study that provides learners the freedom to learn from anywhere, with minimal or no contact with an instructor. Though it has many potential benefits, online distance learning, especially when it is purely asynchronous, has been associated with … Continue reading Designing My Asynchronous Class: PART 1
Google Slides for Online Classes
Google Slides have a special superpower – versatility. As one of the most versatile apps in the Google Suite for Education, they are used by teachers in several different ways. Since it integrates well with my Google Classroom, I prefer using Google Slides. If you … Continue reading Google Slides for Online Classes
Redesigning Synchronous Online Classes: Keeping Your Learners at the Heart of Your Plan
Good, experienced educators may be struggling with online teaching because they may still be using the same strategies employed in the traditional (brick) classroom. Also, there are many tools and apps available to enhance online learning, but technology alone does not make a synchronous class … Continue reading Redesigning Synchronous Online Classes: Keeping Your Learners at the Heart of Your Plan
Three Principles of Effective Synchronous Classes
As a teacher transitioning from traditional classroom room teaching to online classes, planning your real-time video conferencing session with learners, also known as the synchronous e-learning session, will be one of the skills you will master. In distance or online education, learners receive material online … Continue reading Three Principles of Effective Synchronous Classes
Resources for Online Teaching
It’s been a month since the lockdown began and numerous schools have taken learning into online platforms. One of the best outcomes for me was the education community coming together to support each other with resources – free resources! I am floored by the generosity … Continue reading Resources for Online Teaching
Preparing to Teach Online During COVID-19
First time teaching an online class? Awesome! You will find the tools, tips, and tricks you will need to establish your teaching practice online. We as teachers push our learners to actively participate in the learning process, to try new things and to never be … Continue reading Preparing to Teach Online During COVID-19
Teacher Lab During the COVID-19 Crisis
How can teachers support each other during crisis schooling? Do you need help teaching online? Do you have tips and tricks you are using to make your online classes successful? This is a place to test our theories and build a practice.
Education Globalization Teacher Lab 