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Artificial Intelligence and Constructionism
Artificial Intelligence and Constructionism "The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge" Seymour Papert 1993

Karen Walstra
3 days ago8 min read


An AI Policy is Crucial for Each School.
An AI Policy is Crucial for Each School - the rapid integration of AI into various aspects of society, including education, makes it absolutely vital for schools to develop and implement comprehensive AI policies. Ensuring Responsible and Ethical Use with an AI Policy. Providing Clarity and Consistency with an AI Policy. Maximising Educational Benefits with an AI Policy. Mitigating Risks and Challenges with an AI Policy.

Karen Walstra
3 days ago6 min read


Education & AI: Relevant, Focused, Sustainable.
Education & AI - schools could use AI to be relevant, focused and sustainable

Karen Walstra
Feb 2, 20258 min read


Artificial Intelligence (AI) and SAMR
Exploring the SAMR model and AI, how AI supports teachers and learners at each level of the SAMR model.

Karen Walstra
Oct 29, 20245 min read


African AI Assessment Collaboration Project
African AI Assessment Collaboration project invites teachers, lecturers, etc. to share ideas about how they are using AI for assessment.

Karen Walstra
Jun 11, 20243 min read


Unplugged Coding in South Africa: A Foundation for the Future
Unplugged coding in South Africa. Exploring the benefits of teaching computational thinking to little children

Karen Walstra
Jun 9, 20245 min read


Leap Day, Leap Year - Teaching Ideas.
Are you discussing Leap Year with your learners? Thursday 29th February 2024 is Leap Day, an extra day in calendar.

Karen Walstra
Feb 28, 20243 min read


Why teach children about being an organ donor?
Teach children about organ donation. Relate to UNSDGs 3 & 4 showing it's a real-world problem that is actually easy to solve.

Karen Walstra
Oct 6, 20236 min read


Perseverance, Teaching and Learning
We should teach perseverance to build learners' self-confidence. Finding the balance of not giving up, while not going to the extreme.

Karen Walstra
Jun 22, 20232 min read


See schooling differently
The world is changing, is our schooling? Explore ideas - see schooling differently! Join the conversation!

Karen Walstra
Jun 4, 20233 min read


Help learners to be safe online
Help learenrs to be safe online, but regularly discussing safety tips. Here are a few ideas to use in your lessons.

Karen Walstra
Feb 5, 20233 min read


Computational Thinking as a Methodology
Computational Thinking as a Methodology, get your learners to be problem-solvers.

Karen Walstra
Jan 23, 20233 min read


Ethics and AI in Education - how do we address this?
AI inventions keep developing. How do we as educators address this complex issue? Eg. LaMDA2 with Google Let's explore proactively.

Karen Walstra
Aug 28, 20225 min read


School Environment and Technology
Create a learning environment, in your school garden often the first impression of visitors see. A resource we don’t use enough.

Karen Walstra
Jun 5, 20225 min read


Augmented Reality (AR) in your lessons
Using Augmented Reality (AR) in lessons to build context, content knowledge and have fun.

Karen Walstra
May 22, 20224 min read


AI (Artificial Intelligence) in lessons.
Using AI (artifical intelligence) in lessons, expose learners to a range of tools, discuss ethics and responsibility.

Karen Walstra
Jan 26, 20224 min read


Think About The Pedagogy When Integrating 4IR Technology
Think about pedagogy when integrating 4IR tech. How can immersive technology support teaching & learning? Why integrate tech with pedagogy?

Karen Walstra
Jan 10, 20224 min read


Africa Tech Radio - The Classroom Series
Africa Tech Radio, asked Karen Walstra to participate in a 4-part "The Classroom Series", discussing technology for online education.

Karen Walstra
Dec 21, 20211 min read


Chat about Resolute Education - robotics and coding
Karen Walstra (EvolveSchool) chatted to Rajesh Ramakrishnan, founder and CEO of Resolute Education.

Karen Walstra
Sep 17, 20211 min read


Examples Of Being Truly Responsible Citizens
Inspire learners to be responsible citizens. Thousands of people in communities are assisting with clean up after protests and looting.

Karen Walstra
Jul 17, 20215 min read
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