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Pondering Dan: April 2015
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Thursday, 16 April 2015. I was recently asked to be involved in the making of a motivational video for a young girl in the US that suffers a very rare medical condition. Of course, being able to do something that makes someone happy made me jump at the chance. As a result, with the help of Bec Spink we got my year 3 class to make a video so that we. Saturday, 4 April 2015. Where are we going? I get itchy feet staying at home all day - I dont like it. I like to get. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Numeracy is...
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Pondering Dan: The Moment?
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Monday, 23 February 2015. This weeks #YourEdustory challenge is;. What was the defining moment you decided to be a teacher? Being that I was the one that decided on the topic, I thought it best that I actually write about it. I believe in my ability to change the world with. The work that I do.". I remember when I was younger, standing in. Teacher in the making (with the awesome '80's. Spiky hair) and my 'students'/ siblings. 28 February 2015 at 07:57. Dan, I had a very similar experience, right down to ...
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Pondering Dan: January 2015
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Tuesday, 27 January 2015. I spent the majority of today (plus two days last week) prepping my first ever classroom for my Grade 3s that start on Friday. I spent hours cutting, laminating, moving, blu-taccing and googling all to end up feeling as though I have nowhere near enough to start the school year. . Still looks too bare to me. I am quite fortunate in that I have a decent sized classroom to play with so maybe that adds to that empty feeling. It is probably no help that. Sunday, 25 January 2015.
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Pondering Dan: Using Evernote and Squid to Stay Organised
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Thursday, 18 February 2016. Using Evernote and Squid to Stay Organised. I've felt much more organised this year which is a good thing, since I have a chatty bunch of grade 2's to deal with. It's also funny how everything has just seemed to fall into place in my second year of teaching. I am feeling much more confident and much less stressed about the small stuff. Samsung Galaxy Tab A. With s-pen (8" version). I feel so organised by keeping all my. Meet Squid (formerly Papyrus). Anyway, I have rambled eno...
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Pondering Dan: This Week in Class...
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Saturday, 20 February 2016. This Week in Class. I’ve not done an activity like this before but am really excited about seeing what sort of things the students notice on their ‘field trip’ and what sort of questions they will come up with. I’ll post about the experiences on here on my blog at the end of the week. Has anyone else done something similar in their class? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Google. Using Evernote and Squid to Stay Organised. This Week in Class. This weeks #YourEdu...
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Pondering Dan: July 2016
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Saturday, 23 July 2016. I've often talked about how good it is to reflect on things that have happened in my life. To see what lessons were there for me to learn or to see how I can change for the better. In my career it is no different. I think I sometimes forget the power in reflection and as a result can lose track of the 'what' and 'why' in my choices. It's easy to get caught up in 'life' and 'getting things done' and not truly focus on why I am here. Are my students learning? I have a great friend w...
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Pondering Dan: February 2016
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Thursday, 25 February 2016. Community - Challenge Based Learning. Aside from the technical difficulties, the students really enjoyed learning about each others communities. We had quite a lot of questions that we wanted to ask our new friends and they were so keen on hearing the answers. It was especially interesting to see my students reactions when they found out the other school only had around 250 students compared to our nearly 1000. Monday, 22 February 2016. Numeracy is in full swing in my grade 2 ...
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Pondering Dan: Community - Challenge Based Learning
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Thursday, 25 February 2016. Community - Challenge Based Learning. Aside from the technical difficulties, the students really enjoyed learning about each others communities. We had quite a lot of questions that we wanted to ask our new friends and they were so keen on hearing the answers. It was especially interesting to see my students reactions when they found out the other school only had around 250 students compared to our nearly 1000. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Google. Ive felt ...
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Pondering Dan: Importance of Reflection
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Saturday, 23 July 2016. I've often talked about how good it is to reflect on things that have happened in my life. To see what lessons were there for me to learn or to see how I can change for the better. In my career it is no different. I think I sometimes forget the power in reflection and as a result can lose track of the 'what' and 'why' in my choices. It's easy to get caught up in 'life' and 'getting things done' and not truly focus on why I am here. Are my students learning? I have a great friend w...
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