Pourings of a purest kind
…as we watch the clouds pour, yet another day,
pails of water on our otherwise dry shoulders,
only to scamper off to a drier place to protect from
this mass effluence of water molecules from the sky….
Category: Education
meu doce pequeno amigo
Eu sou glicose.
I am glucose
Eu tenho mais energia.
I have a lot of energy
As pessoas gostam muito.
people like me
Eu dou a vida para você,
I give life to you
e também para a alevedura.
and to yeast as well.
~ Continue reading “meu doce pequeno amigo”
Being together
Living in an intimate relationship is very difficult for most people but very pleasurable and rewarding. Continue reading Being together
Apps for Educators
Apps that make learning interesting Continue reading Apps for Educators
Challenge ?
Weekly challenge from King’s college mathematics school can be viewed here. Chemistry challenge from Cambridge University can be viewed here. 2014 UK Chemistry olympiad can be viewed here. Continue reading Challenge ?
Individualised reports from Google forms
This video explains how one can create a mail merged document from form submissions. A simple mail merged document will give one report per record. This video employs excel formulas to accomplish individualised report per student when there are multiple records for the same student. The source files can be downloaded here. Videos on incrementing cells can be viewed in the two videos from Mike … Continue reading Individualised reports from Google forms
Google Teacher Academy – my application update
I am a little disappointed that I did not get selected for the academy. I shall apply next time it happens in Europe. This was the response from GTA. Continue reading Google Teacher Academy – my application update
Making a change in the community
This is the 1 minute video I made for my Google Teacher Academy application. I will know the result of my application on Friday 26 Oct. Continue reading Making a change in the community
Education – Finnish Way
Sahlberg shared five aspects of the Finnish system that he says sets it apart. At the forefront, the Finnish system was built without trying to be number one. He emphasized that competition was never part of the system. Instead the focus has aimed at creating good schools for all children. Beyond the lack of emphasis on competition, Finland also has a culture that truly values … Continue reading Education – Finnish Way
True Learning
Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational “death valley” we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility. Read the transcript here. Continue reading True Learning
Perpetual Motion of Thought 