Summary This week we discussed designing for learning; the process of planning how students will learn. Designing for learning is not about the curriculum, it is not the “what” but the “how”. It is the activities, demonstrations, lectures, discussions and assessment tools that will make up lessons and units. Designing learning is a fundamental component…
This week I’m trying vlogging! Due to file size, I’ve separated my rant into four parts. Enjoy! The Trimming Process & My Experience Being Imperfect Models for our Students Importance of Community While Learning Next Week Trimmed Pieces The first photo was an attempt at a foot… it doesn’t look much like a foot AND…
This week we discussed GenAI and its role in education. Whether we like it or not, GenAI is something that our students will grow up with. There are appealing benefits of this technology but also many concerns and issues, as Randy put it the “perils and promises”. GenAI is already “baked in” to so many…
After a week of watching pottery videos on Instagram, and dreaming about being on the wheel, it was finally time to get muddy again! This week was a bitter sweet end to the semi-private throwing lessons as two more classmates joined. I felt I had got much of the basics covered in the first class,…
This week we went to the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry (PSII) to learn more about alternative structures for education. PSII is a BC secondary school that is home to 120 students and 10 teachers. Unlike students in traditional schools, PSII students don’t have dedicated courses, credits or schedules, instead their learning is based…
I had been so excited but also so nervous to start this class. I had tried throwing one time before and it was challenging, messy and I wasn’t very good at it. In my own defence I wasn’t in the right head space that day, and I’ve been told by potters that your mind set…