MY TOP 10 LEARNING SPACES – A Universal Design, in a Gifted Classroom
The learning environment is what will help create community. Before anything, students need to feel safe. Not just physically safe, but safe to learn how they learn, safe to think “outside the box”,...
View ArticleTeaching “how to” Self-Direct Learning
Student: I am easily distracted from the work I have to do. Teacher: What are you distracted by? Student: Stuff like the latest article about the Redstone update in Minecraft <that allows...
View ArticleAre students Accountable for their I.E.P’s?
Each student in my class has an I.E.P….. It varies how long the students have had a formal identification and it varies what type of identification, although all of them are identified as “Gifted”....
View ArticleOn the Tip of Their Tongue – Use audio for Assessment and Evaluation
“________ has not handed in the assignment. Neither has ____________or ____________or ______________. Please have them come to my class and finish their work during lunch hour. ” “_______ failed the...
View ArticleDesign Thinking ~ Make Urban ReDevelopment a Reality in Minecraft
The purpose of this lesson is to inspire and engage students to use creative and critical thinking skills to make decisions and designs that impact an urban area. This cross-curricular approach to...
View ArticleMinecraft and Fractals – a wonderful pair!
Minecraft and Fractals By: Zoe Branigan-Pipe and Beth Carey We are all familiar with Math Manipulatives and the power of hands-on learning. Minecraft allows students to explore, create, design and...
View ArticleThe Strength Based IEP – let it work for the Gifted Learner
The IEP for the Gifted Learner As a teacher for Gifted and Enriched students, I have spent many hours working with teachers, parents and learners on developing Individual Education Plans (IEP) for...
View ArticleWhat inquiry looks like in a classroom with no bells, no subjects and no...
Problems that Matter… Where our Inquiry Started…and never ended. “Inquiry” seems is a hot topic in education today (although it certainly isn’t a new concept). Facilitating a true inquiry can be a...
View ArticleGifted and Learning Disabled – The dichotomy in learning
I have students attend my After School Program (STEM focused Makerspace) every Wednesday who struggle in their regular school. Many of these students struggle academically and socially. Yet, these...
View ArticleIndigenous Worldviews Inspires THIS classroom MAKERSPACE
Reconciliation should include a commitment to bringing in the Indigenous World Views as part of the learning process. I ask, ‘Would recognizing that we are already moving in this direction be a...
View ArticleRemote Learning Activity – DiXit Game is more than just Vocabulary
Social-Emotional Learning through Language Skills and Higher-Order Thinking This is a fun family-friendly game that can be adapted to use with a variety of age groups, literacy levels and cultural...
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