As part of an action research group at school I decided to have a look at flipped learning and the benefits it could offer my students. I started with a hypothesis that we could make time gains in class and that my students would have resources and extra support for their learning. This all looked…
This is a guest post written by ADE, Consultant, Primary School Teacher, and Showbie Champion, Vickie Bacon, on the effectiveness of coaching for teachers. This generation of youth is facing daunting challenges. Unemployment rates among young people are in at an all-time high. Far too many students find their schooling boring and irrelevant, and don’t…
Going 1:1 in your school is a significant investment, not only in terms of money but also in time to set up and get teachers and students onboard. Check out these 5 tips to help your school go 1:1. 1. Empower students to help teach tech It’s amazing how adaptable children are to technology. Anyone who…
Teacher Samantha Mielke recently moderated a panel at the Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo on incorporating pop culture in the classroom. We were wow’d and asked her to write about her experience. Here’s what she had to say. How do we make learning engaging? One golden rule for creating engaging lessons for students stems from…
The English language is one of the crucial requirements for functioning in the modern world. Beyond being just an essential job requirement, it is also valuable for finding your way in any country around the world, accessing brilliant research papers at university, or even just understanding the settings on your smartphone. Children learn languages more…
While learning a second language it can be scary for students to speak up in class to answer questions, read out loud or even just say one word. Showbie is a way that I am able to hear all of my students read and speak in a second language. By giving my students homework on…
