Objectives Our main objective in this workshop was to challenge our students, to make them think critically, to cater for solutions of real life problems, using their creativity and imagination. The idea was that students would be able to discuss,… Read More ›
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POST 3- “What? A Digital Curriculum in Kindergarten? Yes! Putting our Critical Thinking Skills in action!” KO
We would like to share with you all the activities done throughout the year which reflect all our students’ work. Take a look at the following videos in which you will be able to see how we applied our Digital… Read More ›
POST 2- “What? A Digital Curriculum in Kindergarten? Yes! Putting our Critical Thinking Skills in action!” KO
We have already shared with you our idea of implementing a Digital Curriculum in Olivos Kindergarten Robotics and Technology Workshop in our previous post as we think the abilities to effectively use and create technology to solve complex problems are… Read More ›
Post 5: End of the challenge or the beginning of a new one? City X
The Voice of the Students We asked our students what they had liked best of the project. These are some of their thoughts and opinions “We get to help somebody that is in need of our project” “To be with… Read More ›
Post 4: Design is thinking made visual… City X
We are getting to the final stage of the project… Students have defined the problem, ideated a solution, and designed an object which will cover these needs. The time has come to prototype and test their design. This is… Read More ›
Designing Learning Pathways- Post 3
Members: Patricia Dillon, Marta Nattkemper, Alejandra Quaglia Category: Digital Curriculum The class was finally created and a due date was set. As a pilot programme, four students were sent a link to enroll, create a user and complete the lesson… Read More ›
Post 3: The design process… City X
Once the problem is chosen students get a booklet for each team to follow all the necessary steps in the design process. These are the steps:Empathize and define: Identify the character’s feelings and needs. Ideate: Ideate or think as a… Read More ›
Maker’s Time: Igniting Learning by Making
Members: Alejandra Quaglia, Marta Nattkemper Category: Making “Give children freedom, support their curiosity, let them make choices and watch them experience organic learning that evolves effortlessly.” Amy Harrington* What if somebody would walk into your classroom and see that every student… Read More ›
Designing Learning Pathways
Members: Patricia Dillon, Marta Nattkemper, Alejandra Quaglia Category: Digital Curriculum Is it possible to design our own Adaptive Learning System? Our students have been successfully working for four years with i-Ready, an adaptive online assessment and instruction program for… Read More ›