ABN 11 902 872 865 © 2017 beconwiz.com – All Resources, ideas and illustrations are copyrighted When approaching teaching and learning through constructivist practices, one of the lovely things it makes apparent is that all learners learn and understand the world in myriad ways. In order to use constructivist practices effectively, a teacher must get to know how her/his different … Read More
An introduction to inquiry Part 4
Illustrations and Ideas © 2016 BeConWiz.com Connected to the card set “What can inquiry look like?” This blog post is dedicated to Alison Francis and Todd Richer, who invited me to consider new possibilities as a teacher while teaching their son in Prep. It was a steep learning curve, but I am grateful for the opportunity and the possibilities it offered me … Read More
What is constructivist learning? An introduction to inquiry Part 2
Teaching and learning, particularly that embedded in an institutional setting, has a long history of change. These changes influenced what was taught, what was considered real knowledge, to whom learning was made available and what methods of teaching were preferred. Teachers have found themselves constantly re-positioned through these changes as experts, best friends, mentors and now as IT brokers. The … Read More
What is constructivist learning? An introduction to inquiry Part 1
When running inquiry-based workshops a frequent request is for some dot point ways to identify the differences between inquiry-based teaching/learning and other teaching approaches. My experience is that most teachers’ practice moves somewhere along a continuum of very traditional teaching methods through the middle ranges of constructivist teaching right to the other end of the spectrum often described as discovery … Read More
Exploring Literacy Ideas At Home
Ideas that support parents understand how to use inquiry and play based learning can be used at home while providing some of the background thinking a teacher might engage in when planning or implementing lessons. Moving and Playing Playing in a playground is a great way to explore causation with younger children. As they play let them explore different ways ... Read More
Exploring Mathematical Ideas at Home
Ideas that support parents understand how to use inquiry and play based learning can be used at home while providing some of the background thinking a teacher might engage in when planning or implementing lessons. JULY 21st 2016 Mathematicians work with very particular tools for different reasons. Getting your child to think about and explore the uses for different tools ... Read More
Unleashing Learning- Welcome to 2016 and the Year of the Monkey
Unleashing learning Who’d have thought the time between September and now would have slipped by so quickly. Christmas for the team was very busy with family comings together and catchings up. Lots of movement across the globe, lots of celebrations and lots of tear filled goodbyes. January/February 2016 however has seen a rapid return to work. Carla has been doing … Read More
Here’s to a new year….
(M-D) I was thinking about the coming January 1st New Year 2016 and what hopes I might be bringing to BCW and its development over the coming 12 months. I was remembering a friend of mine talking about time he spent in NASA’s space program. He spoke of a social function that many dignitaries had been invited to and the … Read More
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Spelling Bee – To be or not to be a communicator?
Supporting communicators to become spellers. The act of communicating is a complex process of developing, sharing and receiving ideas. It takes many forms and is embedded in a multitude of spaces and serves various agendas. Being a communicator involves developing the skills, knowledge and understanding of the how, what and why of the different forms of communication. It involves developing … Read More