By Savas Savides (@SSavides) ‘OK, whoever finds the correct answer will get 5 points and a sticker. I’m writing the names of the students with the most points on the board. Let’s see who will be on the top!’ If you regularly set up in class mini competitions like that, you are already using gamification […]
Tag: #toolsofimagination
Cognitive tools–theoretical and practical examples
Tips For Imaginative Educators #15: Change The Context
“Variety’s the very spice of life That gives it all its flavour.” (Source: The Task (1785), Book II, “The Timepiece” William Cowper 1731-1800) Most people like variety; it keeps life interesting. Unfortunately, few people associate typical schools or classrooms with variety. Indeed, it is the routinization of patterns and behaviours that makes most classrooms run like well-oiled machines. In […]
Introducing #imaginEDchat
Connecting Imaginative Educators Around The World I (@perfinker) recently teamed up with inspiring, imaginative educator Ms. Olwen Cowan. We created a Twitter-based imagination-focused Professional Learning Network (PLN) (@imaginEDnow). We invite you to get involved in our monthly #imaginEDchat and meet/learn from other educators around the world who are passionate about engagement, creativity and imagination in education. We hope […]