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Hunter’s Wisdom
There has been a lot in the news lately about the positive impact Minecraft can have on student learning (Drzewiecki, 2014; Junco, 2014; Ward, 2013) As an educator, I wanted to gain a student perspective on Minecraft, so I recently … Continue reading
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Building Abstract Understanding Concretely
The students work in pairs to “build” the town of Canmore. Continue reading
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Takeaways from Tinkering at Lunch
Lunch time tinkering turned out to be extremely popular. Though I didn’t know what to expect going in, these are a few of the takeaways I came away with: To get started, all you need is cardboard and tape. Far … Continue reading
Assessment Leads to More Tinkering
I’ve been working at a K-3 school to introduce tinkering as an extension of the learning commons. One of the greatest challenges for teachers of children, even at this age, is meaningful assessment. But how do we assess tinkering? In … Continue reading
Thoughts on Tinkering
Bubbles (Flickr) by Dominique Cappronnier under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs Generic Licence As part of the move to a learning commons, we have set aside space on the mezzanine for tinkering. There is a big buzz in education circles about tinkering, … Continue reading
Inquiring Mind 