The first decision parents struggle over for their child is what to name their little bundle of joy. But in seemingly the very next decision, it’s time to pick which school that very same child will attend. Should it be the local public school? Is the Catholic school better? But what about all the private [...]
Blogging and the Classroom
Joshua TusinThere’s no question that blogs have made a big and lasting impression on how we use the web, and seemingly everybody has a blog now (even us!). So it comes as no surprise to hear that some classrooms are now running a blog. It seems only responsible for children to learn about the internet and [...]
The Story of Stuff: Teaching Conservation in the Classroom
Joshua TusinThese days conservation, climate change and the environment are in the news everyday, but classroom textbooks simply cannot be kept as current as the news. That means that teachers cannot simply rely on textbooks to help teach about one of the most important subjects of our time. Enter The Story of Stuff, a 20 minute [...]
What's On: Week of May 18, 2009
Joshua TusinHappy Victoria Day! Hope everybody is enjoying their long weekend. Welcome to What’s On, The Chalkboard’s weekly roundup of interesting and exciting events on tap for the week. To help make sure we know about all the best events be sure to leave a comment below or send an email to agnes[at]ourkids[dot]net. Now on with [...]
Classroom Technology Isn’t About Technology
Joshua TusinIn this digital age it’s easy to think about the technology that surrounds us everyday and think that we should have that technology in our classrooms, but the reality is that it isn’t about the technology we have in the classroom, but having the best tools to teach and learn. As a really simplified example, [...]
Failure is Not an Option
Joshua Tusin
We may not have all failed a class, or an even a particular assignment or exam, but I suspect most all of us reading this blog had the opportunity to fail. For me personally, I never failed a class but I did fail an exam or assignment, and to this day I don’t think I [...]
