Fusion – A new beginning
This year is the beginning of a new programme at my school and I’m at the heart of it. It is a STEM programme aimed at our grade 10 level and has enrolled 21 boys (reminder: we are an all-boys...
STEM – Doin’ it right on the other side of town
After yesterday’s heavy dose of skepticism, I headed out to day 2 of Vancouver’s Mini Maker Faire with the hope of finding someone who was doing STEM right. Recognize that I’m not ...
STEM Education: Have you made promises you can’t keep?
Two years ago, I made my first visit to a Maker Faire. I wrote about that trip and about how I was both excited and confused by what I saw. I loved the fact that there were far more different kinds of...
Design Sprints
Today, I’m thinking about design sprints. I was introduced to the concept of design problems that are tackled in very short amounts of time. High level of intensity, but a relatively simple ...
Transcending Learning Tools
Have I ever told you how lucky I am? Over the last week, I’ve gone from a Design Thinking for School Innovation course to our school’s Arts Week where I got to hang out with some incredi...
What’s in a name?
Quite some time ago, I published a post called The Role of the 21st Century School Librarian that still seems to garner some attention. In it, I spent some time wondering about what a School Libra...
Maker Club – Up and Running
The great experiment has begun. Not sure where it will go and what success will look like at this point, but that’s half the adventure! We officially have a Maker Club at St. George’s....
Maker Heaven!
We celebrate the arts every year at our school through an Arts Week that brings together speakers and activities through many of the fine and performing arts. We had some AMAZING speakers (photograp...