by Kyle Wagner | May 18, 2020 | 12 Shift Video Series, Blog, Resources
Marc Shulman (website) of High Tech High had one of those students who seemed impossible to reach. He never turned in any homework. Tuned out during class. And didn’t seem to care whether his grade was an ‘F’ or an ‘A.’ Marc tried...
by Kyle Wagner | May 14, 2020 | 12 Shift Video Series, Blog, Resources
When we return to our classrooms post CoVid 19, whether it’s a blended classroom, or the one we left when this whole tragedy began, it will be tempting to try and make up for lost time. Pound the books. Over-schedule, over-structure, and immediately immerse...
by Kyle Wagner | May 11, 2020 | 12 Shift Video Series, Blog, Resources
Imagine your students, in firmly pressed suits and colourful dresses, standing next to their re- constructed models of ancient civilisations, articulating in detail to a room full of adults reasons why they fell. Imagine their work being so impressive that a local...
by Kyle Wagner | May 6, 2020 | 12 Shift Video Series, Blog, Resources
When our students return post CoVid 19, they are going to require learning that moves beyond the four walls of our classrooms. As global problem solvers, they will need skills that run across multiple subjects, disciplines and areas of expertise. How as innovative,...
by Kyle Wagner | May 6, 2020 | 12 Shift Video Series, Blog, Resources
In a few weeks to the next few months, many of us will begin the biggest project of our lives. Re-opening our classrooms. Some of us have already started. My friend Kevin Zou, a school leader in Dali, China has already disinfected the hallways; installed temperature...
by Kyle Wagner | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Remote Learning
There is nothing worse than feeling isolated. At times it happens on our school campuses. But online, it happens all the time. Some students are spending entire days without seeing a single peer. How do you build community and foster collaboration between students...