The power of personalisation: letting students be the masters of their own learning
14th August 2019 -As teachers, we can’t be everywhere in the classroom at the same time and we can’t be with each and every individual student every minute of the day. But with the right tools at hand, we can empower our students with ownership of their own learning, ensuring they receive real-time feedback and are able to move forward even without us being next to them.
Continue ReadingThe potential of personalized learning for student engagement and achievement
14th August 2019 -Chris is a good mate of mine. We started at St Kevin’s Primary School, Eastwood on the same day in 1991. We used to walk home together each day because he lived (and still lives) about 150m ‘as the crow flies’ from my childhood home in Terry Rd, Eastwood. We still see each other fairly regularly and it was a conversation about experiences at school that we had recently that really got me thinking.
Continue ReadingFive Top Tips to Empower Personalized Learning
9th August 2019 -Classrooms are more diverse than they’ve ever been. But with each a melting pot of students with different strengths, challenges, as well as language and numeracy abilities, it can be difficult for teachers to cater to every student’s needs. That’s where personalized learning can really come into its own, helping students take ownership of their learning while allowing teachers to confidently support different learning styles.
Continue ReadingGiving a voice to MathematiCAL thinking from the Australian Outback
24th July 2019 -Meet Callaghan (Cal) Shepherd, a 10-year-old self-confessed maths nerd who was introduced to EquatIO for the first time this week.
Continue ReadingA Year (and a bit) with Assistive Technology
10th July 2019 -This is a guest blog post from Deanna Toxopeus, an Itinerant Teacher of Assistive Technology at Ottawa Carleton District School Board. The original can be found on Deanna's personal blog: Muffins and Shenanigans.
A little over a year ago my son was diagnosed with as being gifted, with a learning disability. Specifically, he struggled with short term memory. And, like many people with LD, organization is a challenge. I joke that God doesn’t even know where the papers my son is supposed to bring home from school have gone. I then comment that apples don’t fall far from trees, as I am also gifted LD, although my LD is in spelling.
Continue ReadingHave you POURed enough into website compliance?
2nd July 2019 -Every organization strives to provide excellence in customer service and we know that your customers and service users are at the heart of everything you do, but does your website live up to your standards?
In this blog, we identify what it means to make sure your website is perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. In other words, truly accessible.
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