Like most educators swimming on Belouga, I’ll never forget the first time I met, Drew Crismon. It was a balmy February morning in St. Louis, Missouri at EdCampSTL where I was facilitating a session on Curiosity-Based Learning. Drew wasn’t just raising his hand, he was raising his hand like his pants were lit every time …
When you’re a teacher, waking up feeling like you lost an hour happens more than once every spring for daylight savings. I was inspired at an EdCamp recently where I met dozens of educators fired up about curiosity and how important it is to bring more of it into their day-to-day learning experiences. At the …
The first four skills commonly included under the 21st Century Skills banner are: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication. One might wonder where is curiosity? People often ask me where my curiosity comes from. Like most things about me, I tell them, my parents. Both of my parents were public school teachers with my mother …
Belouga’s Global Student Council is back for it’s second cohort during the 2017-18 school year. The Student Council is made up of a group student leaders from around the world that have excelled in global education and collaboration. Each month, these students write blog posts covering a range of topics related to global education. It …