Keeping creativity, curiosity and interest alive in every child, should be an area each teacher is aware of. Our teaching styles and...

Here the the answers problems of the blog entitled: Quick Tasks to Encourage Problem Solving Match problem answer: Coin problem solution...

​Using QR Codes at School - QR stands for Quick Response, as you get the information quickly from the QR code and onto your mobile device; t

Movement and Learning Our bodies are built to move, yet often our teaching strategies still insist on children sitting for long periods...

Integrating technologies - using technologies (hard and software) to make learning meaningful. We had a wonderful hands-on workshop at...

Have you watched the children on the playground or in the classroom? Girls and boys play differently. They fight differently. They...

Online Education in SA Part 3: The Practical Application of Learning Technologies Link to YOuTube Video: https://youtu.be/vAZcy4oFbfs...

Karen's interview in April 2013, by Carla Van Straten from Sound Idea Digital, is about Online Education placing focus on the South...

Karen's interview in April 2013, by Carla Van Straten from Sound Idea Digital, is about Online Education placing focus on the South Afri

Karen Walstra interviewed by Carla Van Straten Sound Idea Digital about Online Education, focusing on South African context.

Virtual Tours as a teaching tool! Take your learners on a journey!

Incorporate practical critical thinking questioning ideas into your teaching and learning practices, Bloom's taxonomy and other taxonomies.

Hints and tips about Internet Safety. Keep children safe online. Passwords. Be responsible.

Grade R Stimulating Indoor and Outdoor Playing Environments. Playing is an essential part of growing up

Organizing and changing the classroom to suit what is being taught, in a fun and interesting manner, helps one feel comfortable and prepared

Encouraging all learners to be involved in every lesson is of importance to all teachers, using interactive response systems in the...

Technology is constantly changing, and the children we teach, socialize and interact using technology in their everyday lives. Sometimes...

How do you inspire your children to be creative when you teach? Our schools often restrict or hamper creativity among the children, we...

This is my new blog and as a teacher I'd thought I'd begin by sharing an idea that I think is important to our profession. As teachers we...