Relationship Building

Banning Artificial Intelligence in Education Is Counterproductive

27/01/2023 / ATL Skills, Online Learning, Relationship Building, Self-directed Learning, Technology Integration / Leave a Comment

Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize the way we learn, work, and create. Everyone is talking about ChatGPT these days. “ChatGPT has gained over 1 million registered users in just 5 days, it became the fastest-growing tech platform ever.” (Harris, 2022). Putting things into perspective, Instagram took over two months to reach a million users …

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radical acceptance practices

A Path to Radical Acceptance: Looking Back at 2022, Looking Forward to 2023

17/01/2023 / Personal Reading, Relationship Building / 1 Comment

Introduction In my “Reflect on 2021, Welcome 2022” blog post, I shared my anxiety, stress and frustration about Covid, separation from family, and job hunting in 2021. This winter break, I finally got to spend time with my family in Taiwan after 3.5 years away! It was a mixed feeling. The joy and excitement I …

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10 ideas to end the school year

10 Ideas to End the School Year

24/07/2022 / ATL Skills, Inquiry, Relationship Building, Self-directed Learning, Service Learning / 2 Comments

Introduction We are approaching the end of the school year. It’s time to think about creative and fun activities for students at the end of the year. The inconsistency of in-person and online instruction has made teachers and students more exhausted than ever. Due to Covid, many planned activities have been cancelled, which has frustrated …

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Motivation

10 Ways to Increase Student Engagement and Motivation

01/09/2022 / ATL Skills, Relationship Building, Self-directed Learning / 2 Comments

Introduction Inconsistent remote and in-person instruction combined with increased absenteeism due to Covid or Covid related isolation has created a frustrating learning pattern that’s hard to keep students engaged and caused apathy and low student motivation. When students feel like their hard work is not worthwhile or when they are unable to see how their …

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Learning Loss? Lost Learning?

28/02/2022 / Assessment, ATL Skills, Differentiation, Relationship Building, Self-directed Learning, Transitions / 1 Comment

Concerns about learning loss Unplanned school closure resulting from the Covid-19 has impacted student learning physically, emotionally, socially, and academically. Educators and school administrators express concerns about learning losses and gaps and lack of student engagement, motivation, and approaches to learning skills. The unprecedented sustained school closure periods have brought attention to ‘lost learning’. This …

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