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A work in progress! I have been teaching for 30 years and currently work with the awesome Year 2-3 pupils at a small rural primary school in the deep south of New Zealand (was teaching the Year 5-6 pupils for twelve years before that) - every day is different and every day is amazing!

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18 Nov 2017

Google Keep app - how might students use it

Some great ideas here at the PBL blog!
http://www.bie.org/blog/google_keep_our_ultimate_project_management_tool
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Labels: 2017, collaboration, computers, ICT, ipads, modern learning

14 Nov 2017

Oral language is important!

http://www.theedadvocate.org/listening-not-testing-will-improve-childrens-vocabulary/
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Labels: 2017, English, k-12, literacy, oral language, reflection, research

13 Nov 2017

Failure is important!

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Encouraging Cultural Sensitivity

Four tips, using websites, that aim to encourage students to develop and display emapathy towards others:  https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/11/03/4-tools-to-help-kids-develop-empathy-and-cultural-humility/
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Labels: 2017, cultural studies, emotional intelligence, k-12, values
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