Embracing the Open Futrure
In any given class, chances are that there are one or more students with ADHD present. That is hardly surprising. Between 3 and 5% of children have this neurodiversity. When I studied to become a teacher, ADHD was still very much looked upon as a deficiency. But students with ADHD…
The capacity for deep reflection may be a very important skill to teach for the 21st century. Maybe even the most important one. I am sure that I am not the only educator concerned about the state of our world. There is no shortage of crises that humanity is facing…
The topic of video games and their influence on children has always been controversial.They have been blamed for fostering violent tendencies in children. Research on this is thin, however.Sometimes, they are even blamed for having a bad impact on children’s emotional development. In my experience, however, video games can support…
Here comes the second lesson in the series about man’s relationship with nature.The idea behind creating this series is to examine the complex relationship between man and nature.In this second lesson, the focus is on farming and land use.
But the solutions are not as complex as we think. One of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is about providing education for everyone. I thought about this because I had an interesting experience this week. Currently, I am in Brazil for a visit. I had the opportunity to visit a…
I uploaded some new lesson materials. They are part of a series of lessons. I designed them for a project week at my former school. The first lesson is about hunters and gatherers. The idea behind these theme-based lessons is to study the relationship between man and nature. The original…
If you have spent a lot of time surfing different blogs, as I did, you surely have come across numerous blog posts that tell how reading will improve your writing game. But did you know, that reading can make you a better teacher as well? Reading regularly has a lot…
Apart from this blog here, I also have an active profile on Medium. There you find selected posts from this blog and also some more personal stories or stories not related to education. Today, I was surfing over there and found this great story from Gaby Diaz, who shares some…
Updated 9.12.2021 Today, I would like to talk about an important concept in teaching and learning. Relevance.Every teacher has been asked the question “Why should I learn this?”. Chances are, that you have asked it yourself when you went to school.One answer, which is often given, is that the topic…
Here in Denmark, where I have been teaching for the past 16 years or so, we have seen a remarkable entry of digital media in our classrooms. Danish classrooms may well be among the most digitized in the world. This was not just a result of the pandemic, however. It…
