Tag: Pedagogy

Monopoly

Why school is like Monopoly

By utilising the wisdom and experience of staff and creating blended learning environments, students should be able to operate in their preferred modality of learning whilst controlling certain aspects of their learning pathway.
Some of our kids are stuck in a game of educational Monopoly, losing motivation and having nowhere to go as it is raining outside. It is our responsibility to maybe pack away the Monopoly board and introduce a new paradigm to them.

Skate Park Pedagogy

Why in schools, do we seem to snuff out this natural enthusiasm? The level of concentration in the eyes of the young people trying to learn new tricks was supported by encouragement and advice from their peers. Natural collaboration, community and culture. The skaters controlled their learning, broke big tricks down into a series of smaller ones and slowly increased the level of “danger” as confidence grew. All controlled by themselves.

Pokemon Go and Geography with Google maps

Pokemon Go and geography lesson without using the Pokemon app

If you want to engage and motivate – there’s nothing better than Pokemon Go at the moment. And when you connect an engagement tool with something meaningful – you get some super effective teaching and learning!

In this post we show you the exact steps needed to make a Pokemon map using Google maps and connect this to a history and or geography lesson for students.

NOTE: If you are concerned about security and the Pokemon App, we don’t use the Pokemon game to develop this lesson – you just use the images off the internet.

LMS and Blended Learning

Blended Learning for senior students – which LMS is best?

An online learning and collaborating system is a key part of the blended learning model. With so many Learning Management Systems or LMS’s in the market, which one is right for your students.

Adam Vardanega shares what is working in his classes and why.