To Teach is to Learn Twice

Couros (2015, p. 141) cites Joseph Joubert for the quote, “To teach is to learn twice.” Teaching is an act of sharing, which requires the teacher to recall information, and to provide it to an audience who can provide feedback, and help that teacher gain a greater understanding of what they’re hoping for their students…

Educational Opportunities

I am not a primary or secondary education teacher, so I have to reflect on my opportunities from the perspective of a college student and housing professional. Thankfully, this provides me with plenty of material to reflect on. As a college student last year, I worked in classrooms with SMARTBoards, and in this very class,…

Engaging vs. Empowering Students

An engaged student is one that sits, focused on a task, willing to learn. An engaged student is in no way a bad student, but can they do more? Maybe they can move from being engaged, to being empowered. An empowered student is capable of learning from their own experiences, as opposed to soaking in…

Learning Socially

While this week’s question is, “What is a new learning initiative that you would like to see in your school and how do you model this kind of learning yourself?” I decided to modify my answer to apply it to a different kind of classroom. I work in education, but not in a typical teacher…

The Characteristics of the Innovator’s Mindset

This week’s prompt asks the question, “Which of the Eight Characteristics of the Innovator’s Mindset do you best exhibit and why?” The characteristics referred to in the prompt were listed by Cuoros (p. 93) in his 2015 book, The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity. I think it’s necessary to…

Starting a School from Scratch

I tend to be a daydreamer, so the question, “If you were to start a school from scratch, what would it look like?” is one that has crossed my mind on more than a single occasion. However, it’s usually in the context of a post-secondary school, as opposed to an elementary, middle, or high school.…