Tag Archives: YIS

An Inquiry into Distraction

Posted on November 12, 2012 by kdceci

Sometimes the most spontaneous ideas turn out well. The elementary tech coach and I were meeting the other day about technical stuff, but I couldn’t get something off my mind, and so our conversation turned to focus and the distractibility … Continue reading →

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A Long Math Inquiry and Questions

Posted on September 29, 2012 by kdceci

The Locker Problem Last week, we went off on a tangent in our grade 5 classroom at YIS. It happens a lot in a PYP classroom. We were searching our class Twitter account @yis5b and ran across a posting from … Continue reading →

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Playing=Discovery

Posted on September 6, 2012 by kdceci

Over the last few days, I’ve learned a lot from my students. I always say I learn a lot from my students, but now I think I’m listening more. Here’s what I’ve seen and heard over just the last few … Continue reading →

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An Inquiry into Spelling

Posted on March 19, 2012 by kdceci

ES Teachers Inquire into Spelling from YIS Academics on Vimeo. During a recent staff meeting, teachers tried out some word sorting to figure out spelling patterns. We were investigating how we could use inquiry to teach spelling. There was a … Continue reading →

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