By Christa Rawlings (MEd in IE; Grade 6 Teacher, Learning in Depth Teacher) Welcome back to: The Heroic Classroom. Over the course of this year I am on the hunt for two things: 1. Reflections on my lessons and how various Heroic Qualities present themselves. 2. Observations of how/if students recognize Cognitive Tools in action […]
Author: Christa Rawlings
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I am a grade 6/7 teacher at KB Woodward Elementary. I do my very best to incorporate Imaginative Ed. and Cognitive Tools into my lessons everyday.
The Heroic Classroom: Flexibility and Story
By Christa Rawlings (MEd in IE; Grade 6 Teacher, Learning in Depth Teacher) Welcome back to: The Heroic Classroom. Over the course of this year I am on the hunt for two things: 1. Reflections on my lessons and how various Heroic Qualities present themselves. 2. Observations of how/if students recognize Cognitive Tools in […]
The Heroic Classroom: Trust and Ownership
By Christa Rawlings (MEd in IE; Grade 6 Teacher, Learning in Depth Teacher) Welcome back to: The Heroic Classroom. Over the course of this year I am on the hunt for two things: 1. Reflections on my lessons and how various Heroic Qualities present themselves. 2. Observations of how/if students recognize Cognitive Tools in action and how they […]
The Heroic Classroom: Connection
By Christa Rawlings (MEd in IE; Grade 6 Teacher, Learning in Depth Teacher) I have been teaching in the Surrey School District in British Columbia, Canada, since 2002. The majority of my career has been spent working in a designated inner-city school teaching upper intermediate students. I am very passionate about the benefits of Kieran […]
Place Value And Really Big Numbers
Using Narrative and Heroic Qualities to Teach Place Value: Practicing IE By Christa Rawlings (MEd in IE; Grade 6 Teacher) Note: Are you familiar with Imaginative Education (IE)? Learn more about IE here. I am going to talk a lot about “cognitive tools” in this post. Get more information on those in the Tools of Imagination series.) I always gravitate […]
