Fireside Learning:  Conversations about Education

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April Sage

Ants Can Count?! Ants on stilts?!!

Couldn't resist passing along this story from NPR on a great experiment that kids of all ages can understand and appreciate. Great online...

Started by April Sage

2 Nov 25
Reply by Connie Weber
Ed Hitchcock

The importance of play

Saturday's episode of Definitely Not the Opera on CBC was about the importance of play. Given some of the recent discussions on Fireside,...

Started by Ed Hitchcock

0 Nov 24
Sukhpreet Kaur

Effective Online Teaching - 2

This class will focus on ways the bricks and mortar teacher can get started with online tools such as a wiki, blog or You Tube. Effectiv...

Started by Sukhpreet Kaur

0 Nov 18
Connie Weber

David Attenborough speaks

"As part of the University’s centenary celebrations, and in association with the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s Annual Meeting, Dav...

Started by Connie Weber

3 Nov 11
Reply by Ian Carmichael
Sarah Summey

Selective Mute Student.

Last year for one of my college courses I took a class in teaching reading to elementary school children. For this class we needed to do ...

Started by Sarah Summey

4 Nov 5
Reply by Connie Weber
Shaii Kiriati

Grades

What do you think about grades? How should grades be given? Should students give the teachers grades too? What about exams and tests? How...

Started by Shaii Kiriati

33 Oct 31
Reply by Shaii Kiriati
Lynn Barendsen

GoodWork Toolkit Blog

Thought I'd let you all know we've just posted a new blog, and invite you to come read about choices, good work, and how we might help ou...

Started by Lynn Barendsen

4 Oct 29
Reply by Lynn Barendsen
Mike

In Memoriam: Theodore Ryland Sizer-June 23, 1932 - October 21, 2009

Hi All...... hope this finds you well! Sizer and his ideas have influenced my work for many years.... Some highlights from around the w...

Started by Mike

2 Oct 29
Reply by Connie Weber
Connie Weber

Who is the learner of the future? What matters most for this learner?

Let's say you're at a cocktail party or a picnic. You're among friends, so you feel pretty easy about chatting, you can "speak your gut" ...

Started by Connie Weber

105 Oct 27
Reply by Laura Gibbs
Connie Weber

What are your current challenges?

Hello All, Here's a "community check-in forum." Wondering: what are your current challenges? We're on our way in a new academic year--or ...

Started by Connie Weber

4 Oct 24
Reply by Marie Doherty

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