Stephanie and I had the pleasure of enjoying five days of amazing #AfricaEd at the AISA 2016 Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. If you ever have the chance to attend the AISA conference, either by your own dime or your school's, I highly recommend it. Here are the links to all five posts that I … Continue reading My Week of Professional Learning #AEC2016
Day 5 #AEC2016: It’s not about the “stuff”; It’s about the people.
#AEC2016 is about more than the "stuff"; It's about the people! Thanks to @rharwood17 and @karenboyes for great learning opps! #AfricaEd — Zach Groshell, M.Ed (@MrZachG) October 20, 2016 One of the great people in my life, Camp Director @tahoescotty, always says that camp is not about the "stuff"; it's about the people. It's about … Continue reading Day 5 #AEC2016: It’s not about the “stuff”; It’s about the people.
3 #edtech tools I took away from #AEC2016
#1: Google Story Builder The first tool we used in my Advanced Technology Integration course at AISA Conference 2016 in Johannesburg was Google Story Builder, a simple program that has students create a dialogue on Google Docs that is published as a short film with music. I can imagine using this tool for class debates, as … Continue reading 3 #edtech tools I took away from #AEC2016
Beginning My Own Action Research
Right now I’m thrilled to be one of the teachers representing my school at the 2016 AISA (Association of International Schools in Africa) conference. As a part of the conference, we have each selected two professional development sessions to work on. The one I’m going to discuss today is about action research, led by Donna … Continue reading Beginning My Own Action Research
“Poor internet connection” not good enough reason to abandon tech
AEC 2016 - Day 3 One of the most wonderful parts of #AEC2016 has been just the sheer amount of African schools, countries, and nationalities represented at this conference. It's not uncommon to find yourself at a table with a German speaker from Namibia, an American expat rat working in Nowheresville, Madagascar, and an English … Continue reading “Poor internet connection” not good enough reason to abandon tech
Day 2 #AEC2016: Thoughts on Professional Learning
Day 2 Day 2 of #AEC2016 included an opening plenary with a few great speakers working under a TED-esque 12 minute time frame. The question that all of the speakers were tasked with discussing was "What Change Would You Like to See in Education?" Ideas included emphasizing visible thinking, habits of mind, and deemphasizing failure … Continue reading Day 2 #AEC2016: Thoughts on Professional Learning
#AISA Conference Day 1: Keeping Connected
We've Arrived! I am so looking forward to the opportunities to learn this week in Johannesburg for AISA conference 2016. For a learning event like this, it is important for us educators to be connected. For the adults in my life, I am mostly going to be using Twitter (@MrZachG) in combination with my class … Continue reading #AISA Conference Day 1: Keeping Connected
Developing Seesaw Activities into Authentic Learning Engagements
My school's Primary Section spent last year trialling Seesaw as an alternative to paper-pencil portfolios. The buy-in we got from teachers, parents, and students alike was extraordinary. As we move into a "Phase II" of Seesaw implementation this year, I've been tasked with moving teachers from simply using Seesaw as a showcase of student work, … Continue reading Developing Seesaw Activities into Authentic Learning Engagements
Using Seesaw to Teach Students Social Media
Seesaw is a tool that we use in Primary at my school, but so far it has been limited to simply an e-portfolio that showcases student work. One of my goals this year is to get the most out of this amazing tool. The words "social media" strike fear into the hearts of many teachers … Continue reading Using Seesaw to Teach Students Social Media
Why Your Students Need Xtramath Now
My husband posted a blog a month or so ago on xtramath. For those of you who haven’t used it before, it’s a free online program that helps kids memorize their math facts for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Zach explained how much easier it is to use than other paper-based programs like Rocket Math, … Continue reading Why Your Students Need Xtramath Now
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