by Kyle Wagner | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog, Project Examples, Projects, Remote Learning
THE BACKGROUND The community garden project started with a simple question: What impact can growing our own gardens have on our community? Lua Yagangagi, a mixed- age primary teacher in Rizhao, was hoping some of the problems of social distancing, anxiety, and... 
by Kyle Wagner | Jan 10, 2021 | Blog, Project Examples, Remote Learning
The holidays were fast approaching and Emily Burk, a Secondary Makerspace leader was wondering how to keep her students engaged. Her 9th-12th grade students were completely checked out of the mandated online curriculum, and because of CoVid, their opportunities for... 
by Kyle Wagner | Aug 20, 2020 | Blog, Remote Learning
As we begin the 2020-2021 school year, many of us (me included) have spent sleepless nights wondering how to promote the same kind of online community that we find in our classrooms at school. At school, where we are face to face with students, community connections... 
by Kyle Wagner | Aug 2, 2020 | Blog, Remote Learning
I was in the middle of a presentation for over 40 teachers on how to create project- based experiences online. We were using Microsoft Teams’ group video call; a tool I I have used for more than a dozen presentations. And just as I have done countless times in... 
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... 
by Kyle Wagner | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Remote Learning, Resources
Are you having trouble engaging your online learners? So is everybody else. (me included) Here are the five biggest challenges teachers just like you are facing: Getting students to actively participate Keeping the attention of their Early Years Learners (ages 4-6)...