This week was the Google Certified Innovator Academy in Singapore. Congratulations to #SEA19, the latest cohort of Innovators! As usual, the Academy was followed by
Ten steps to develop a meaningful class mission statement
At the beginning of the new school year, it is common for teachers to establish rules and norms for the class that set the tone
Trialling a new approach to bilingual education
The day before the next academic year kicks off, I’m thinking about the biggest challenge that faces me as a Head of Year this term:
#HiveSummit 2019
The #HiveSummit is back for 2019! The videos will be available until August 18th and the discussions continue on social media. I encourage you to
Introducing Media By Example
The Google Certified Innovator Academy included a deep dive into my chosen issue through the design thinking process. From there, I developed an idea for a
A fresh look at social media (article for ‘VSA Insights’)
‘VSA Insights’ is a regular column on our school’s internal blog, ‘Victoria Wednesday’. This article was written back in March but I revisited it this
Two ways to create ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ stories
As part of our How We Organize Ourselves unit about decision-making, students planned and wrote ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ stories. In case you’re not familiar with these,
Four features to manage busy Twitter
My PLN is always growing. I love connecting with new educators and getting inspiration from their sharing. I recently passed a milestone of 10K followers,
My aims for next year (2019-20)
Every year, at the beginning of the summer break, I like to take the opportunity to reflect and outline my goals for the next academic
Climbing the Hill to Get Social (podcast episode for ‘Get Inspired and Innovate’)
I seem to be recording a lot of podcast episodes lately! I have more in the pipeline as well because many of my PLN connections
Action through advocacy
Student action is about young people making positive changes (big or small) as a result of their learning. Action is an integral part of the
Highlights from our digital media unit
On Friday, we had two class assemblies all about digital media and how people can use it to express themselves. As a blogger and social
Summer reading 2019: eight book recommendations for teachers
It’s that time of year again! Summer is just around the corner and I’m planning my reading list for some self-paced PD in the sun.
Guest post: Teaching our Languages #TeachingOurLanguages (by Graham Noble)
Graham Noble is a Grade 4-6 ESL teacher at Delia School of Canada but will be starting an English-Humanities position at Han Academy, Hong Kong,
Becoming a Google Certified Innovator (podcast episode for ‘Making Better Teachers’)
I am very proud to be the first ever returning guest on the Making Better Teachers podcast and I really appreciate the second invitation from host
Sydney 2019 Google Certified Innovator Academy #SYD19
This week, it was a great honour to attend the Google Certified Innovator Academy in Sydney and graduate as an official Innovator. I just joined
Back to Tembak
Two years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Tembak (remote Borneo) on a staff volunteering trip. I wrote about it in a previous post
Ten blogs that inspire this one (second edition)
A while ago, I listed ten education blogs that inspire this one. If you missed it, I encourage you to read that first list and
UK Blog Awards 2019 – Education Winner! #UKBA19
2019 is apparently my year! Just a few weeks after the exciting and unexpected news that I have been accepted as a Google Certified Innovator,
Confession: I said “the most dangerous phrase” this week
According to Grace Hopper, the most dangerous phrase in our language is ‘we’ve always done it this way’. This quote has been applied to education