During one frosty Canberra Winter, my husband and I developed an addiction to instant chocolate self-saucing puddings. You know the ones I mean, you stick them in the microwave for a minute or so, and they come out warm with a rich fudgy sauce. One day after work, I rushed into the shop to purchaseContinue reading “Do you know what you are buying?”
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Do I have to know the answer?
When I started my final teaching prac, in my last year of Uni, I asked the Principal what his pet hate was. I was keen to make a good impression and finish the prac with a good reference before I graduated. I expected the principal to reply with something like; “late teachers” or “chewing gum”.Continue reading “Do I have to know the answer?”
Do less.
I worked at Meals on Wheels as a receptionist while I finished my teaching degree. It was the perfect job. I loved the people I worked with, talking to the clients and the mandated coffee break at 10am. I learnt a lot from that job, about people’s generosity, commitment and kindness. However, one of myContinue reading “Do less.”
What are you constantly chattering about? Talking about talk.
“I’m sorry!” I whisper at my pencil case, as I accidentally zip my scissors in the zip. “Did you just talk to your pencil case?” My friend asks. I talk a lot. If you had spied my sister and I talking together it was like watching a car race. we would be talking over eachContinue reading “What are you constantly chattering about? Talking about talk.”
Are verbs just doing words?
If I had a dollar for every time I heard verbs being described as doing words… You get the idea. The traditional grammar language of verbs that classifies words is very restrictive. This has lead to many educators (and I will raise my hand as guilty) describe verbs in an overly simplistic way. So, isContinue reading “Are verbs just doing words?”
Should I freestyle?
Now you may be thinking, “Is it necessarily one or the other, self-directed or planned?” Well, in my experience this tends to be the case… I have often started inquiry units with the good intention to allow students space to direct their own learning. However, I would succumb to the need to control what wasContinue reading “Should I freestyle?”
May I have this (inquiry) dance?
I have been discovering a lot about inquiry teaching over the last year. These discoveries have challenged my preconceived ideas not only in inquiry learning but in teaching in general. This is the first of a series of posts in which I will be inquiring into inquiry. Previously I viewed learning as a journey,Continue reading “May I have this (inquiry) dance?”