I recently experimented with flipping the classroom in a practice learning situation in my Math Methods class at McGill. This teaching technique involves assigning the expository material as homework (e.g. requiring students watch a video in advance) and using class…
What better topic to do a podcast on than… podcasting? With a group of McGill students, I investigated the use of podcasting in teaching, and especially the use of podcasts in inclusive settings. Take a listen to our conclusions by…
In my recent Teaching in Inclusive Schools class, I worked with a group to develop an Individualized Education Plan for a fictional student named Allison. Based on a realistic portfolio of Allison that we received from another group, we role-played…
One of the assignments for my Instruction in Inclusive Schools class is a welcome letter to students and parents which lays out my class expectations and instructional goals for the class. I should note that this was more a though-experiment…
I was asked by the International Debate Education Association (IDEA) to refine their debate curriculum for the media and debate camps which are held each year worldwide. I was more than happy to do so. While I based my curriculum…
I had to dig deep into reflection–and do some rewriting on a train ride to New York city!–to write this essay on my philosophy of education. (This shouldn’t be confused with my teaching philosophy, which concerns how I teach; this…