Harnessing the Power of Play to Teach
To be playful and serious at the same time defines the ideal mental condition.- John Dewey Play, Brain R
Creating Context, Inspiring Inquiry, and Building Community: Another Variation of Trade and Share
In today’s post I share another example of using this group building and dialogue activity to create context, inspire inquiry into a subject, and facilitate formative assessment.
Variations of the “Trade and Share” Activity to Explore Academic Content
In my past two posts I explored an active dialogue activity “Trade and Share” that can be used as a rapport builder, and for reflection. In the next couple of posts I am offeri
Using Metaphor to Reflect Upon the Strengths of Group Members
As discussed in the February 2013 article, using postcards, image cards and objects are powerful ways to spark introductory conversations and initiate meaningful individual and gro
