Hey everyone!! As you probably are well aware from some of my previous posts, I'm not a huge fan of college institutions. I think that they are outdated, misinformed, corrupt and greedy. While I'm against

So our family has been lucky enough to again visit Japan. We loved our visit last year, so were stoked to get the chance to come again this year. I normally blog here about education, but whilst I'm holidays

This is my classroom. Pretty rad, huh? I’ll chuck in some panos so you can have a bit more of a squiz. Well, you'll have to go to the following link because Steemit wouldn't let me upload my panos. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

I really like my job. Nah, I LOVE my job. Don't get me wrong, it has its challenges. For example, I work 50 kilometres away from home, it takes me an hour each way to get to work. The commute above-mentioned

One of the most rewarding things to witness as a teacher is the ability of students to articulate what they are learning, how they might demonstrate it, and why they are learning it. In ‘teacher speak’,

Project Based Learning (PBL) is my go to pedagogical approach for developing '21st Century Skills' in students of the modern classroom. One problem is that so many schools and classrooms purport to be

Collaborating with schools from all over the world, students have developed a 24/7, global co-operative virtual learning space using Minecraft Java Edition. The students involved are from: Melbourne, Australia

I like using technology in the classroom. Not as an end goal in and of itself, but as an interesting and useful way for students to demonstrate their learning. Minecraft has proven a valuable technological

It is well known that children learn by doing. Solely using rote worksheets and drills are proven time and time again to be ineffective, especially in preschool children. When young children are active

For a while now I’ve been wanting to deck my class out like a museum. We get a lot of visitors and I like the idea that, rather than me stopping and talking to them as they walk through my class, I could

I use Minecraft in the classroom a lot. When used properly, students can make wonderful things to demonstrate their learning across the curriculum. Previously my students have made things such as tours

This year, I'm teaching year 6. I'm lucky because I've taught many of my students since they were in year 4, so I know them really well and we have established strong, meaningful relationships which means

Hi, all. This is my first post here on Steemit, so I'd like to briefly introduce myself. I'm a passionate primary educator from Sydney, Australia, who has been teaching years K - 6 for just over 5 years.