inquiry

Kristin Phillips

Jun 20, 20163 min

Sticky Learning

I recently gave a TEDx talk about this topic but for those of you who like to read…. Tradition and intuition play a big role in how we...

Kristin Phillips

Apr 29, 20163 min

Classroom cultures that support, not just teach, social skills and well-being

While we know that we are responsible for the 3Rs and other curriculum stuff, we also know that teachers have a role to play in shaping...

Kristin Phillips

Jan 22, 20162 min

Student choice vs. “you are still the teacher”

Sometimes when we adopt new ideas in education, it takes a while during the implementation stage to figure out where the balance is. ...

Kristin Phillips

Mar 5, 20153 min

Assessment in a collaborative inquiry model

Of course good things (like having kids collaborate in groups) often cause us to rethink a whole bunch of other things (like...

Kristin Phillips

Oct 24, 20144 min

Student Engagement is More Than Having Fun

At a workshop last week, the speaker reminded us that “student engagement” is not the same thing as “having fun”. Student engagement is...

Kristin Phillips

Sep 26, 20143 min

Collaboration in the Classroom that works…7 ideas.

Collaboration sounds like a good idea. You are keen. You have watched the video. Your desks are in groups. And…it isn’t going as well...

Kristin Phillips

Sep 19, 20142 min

Six reasons you want your students to collaborate

Collaboration is the new buzz word. Sometimes it is hard to keep track of them all. Why do we want our students to collaborate and work...

Kristin Phillips

Aug 29, 20143 min

Knowing Stuff: The balance between content knowledge, and the inquiry processes

Every year our board produces a video. I got to watch it (twice) this week. It is very good. One of the messages is about how our...

Kristin Phillips

Jun 13, 20142 min

Classroom environments can support an inquiry approach

As the year winds down, mostly you are thinking about July. But, should September creep into your thoughts at all, certain environmental...