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Feb 18
3 min

It’s all about the question

As teachers we should be asking a range of questions. Encouraging our students to become analytical thinkers, asking questions themselves.

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Develop Soft Skills, Now More Than Ever.

Karen Walstra

Jun 10, 2020
2 min

Develop Soft Skills, Now More Than Ever.

Incorporate interpersonal, soft skills into all teaching and learning.

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Karen Walstra

Jan 29, 2020
2 min

Introducing robotics with the mBot

Using MakeBlock mBot to introduce coding, programming, engineering, electrical and mechanical systems and technology. Ideas for teachers and

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Introducing Very Little Children to Computational Thinking Skills and Coding

Karen Walstra

Jan 30, 2019
3 min

Introducing Very Little Children to Computational Thinking Skills and Coding

We should not forget to begin the computational thinking skills early, with younger children.

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Karen Walstra

Jan 9, 2019
3 min

Unleashing Creativity in the Classroom

Unleashing Creativity in the Classroom How do you inspire your students to be creative when you teach? Our schools often restrict or hamper

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Programming / Coding - what many schools are not teaching but should

Karen Walstra

Oct 23, 2013
4 min

Programming / Coding - what many schools are not teaching but should

In South Africa the word programming is more common than coding. The two subjects which relate to computer literacy and application are:...

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Quick Tasks To Encourage Problem Solving

Karen Walstra

Aug 25, 2013
2 min

Quick Tasks To Encourage Problem Solving

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

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Karen Walstra

Aug 25, 2013
1 min

Quick Problem-Solving Tasks Answers

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

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Critical Thinking - making it work in your classroom

Karen Walstra

Feb 26, 2013
5 min

Critical Thinking - making it work in your classroom

Incorporate practical critical thinking questioning ideas into your teaching and learning practices

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