Ramsay Musallam believes our job as teachers is to confuse and perplex our students and evoke real questions. He believes we need to cultivate curiosity and inquiry.
He gives 3 rules:
1. Curiosity comes first.
2. Embrace the mess.
3. Practice reflectio…
On Procrastination, Driving and Dispositions
I am an expert at procrastination. If I don’t want to do something I can find hundreds of perfectly reasonable-sounding excuses for not doing it.
I drive quite large distances as
part of my job, and beautiful though the scenery on the Coromande…
On Procrastination, Driving and Dispositions
I am an expert at procrastination. If I don’t want to do something I can find hundreds of perfectly reasonable-sounding excuses for not doing it.
I drive quite large distances as
part of my job, and beautiful though the scenery on the Coromande…
LATS 2011 Questioning
Learning at Schools 2011 Questioning
Trevor Bond
This was an excellent session, very thought-provoking and informative. I created a Google Doc of my notes which can be accessed here: http://tinyurl.com/BondQuestioning
I lked the levels of questioning…
LATS 2011 Questioning
Learning at Schools 2011 Questioning
Trevor Bond
This was an excellent session, very thought-provoking and informative. I created a Google Doc of my notes which can be accessed here: http://tinyurl.com/BondQuestioning
I lked the levels of questioning…
Inquiring Mind 2011-02-23 16:42:00
LearningatSchools 2011 Day One Keynote
The first keynote by Scott McLeod I found interesting. The messages he was giving were good ones:
He talked about Disruptive Innovations http://www.claytonchristensen.com/disruptive_innovation.html and how we need to move forward. Most of the presentation could be summed up in the David Warlick quote <!–[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]–><!–[if gte mso 9]
Inquiring Mind 2011-02-23 15:42:00
LearningatSchools 2011 Day One Keynote
The first keynote by Scott McLeod I found interesting. The messages he was giving were good ones:
He talked about Disruptive Innovations http://www.claytonchristensen.com/disruptive_innovation.html and how we need to move forward. Most of the presentation could be summed up in the David Warlick quote <!–[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]–><!–[if gte mso 9]
Inquiring Mind 2010-08-14 09:10:00
This video of a valedictorian delivering a speech against schooling is worth taking 9 minutes out of your day to listen to. For those of us fostering inquiry in our classrooms it is a reminder of why that is so important.
http://www.wimp.com/valed…
Inquiring Mind 2009-10-07 13:13:00
Ten Powerful Things To With A Laptop
The first keynote at Ulearn09 this morning was Gary Stager. He had some messages that very much tied in with my thinking.Gary mentioned the internet being about primary resources. This was one of the findings from …
Inquiring Mind 2009-10-07 12:13:00
Ten Powerful Things To With A Laptop
The first keynote at Ulearn09 this morning was Gary Stager. He had some messages that very much tied in with my thinking.Gary mentioned the internet being about primary resources. This was one of the findings from …