Why change the classroom layout? Why change and rearrange the classroom furniture? Our classrooms are often so stayed and old fashioned,...

Colours for the Classroom, for example: using a variety of colours in a classroom reduces passivity and boredom.

Neurobics encourages us to use, as many senses as possible to create strong and multiple associations, therefore when we remember the...

Create valid, reliable and credible assessments for each subject taught throughout the academic year

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

Augmented Reality for Learning & Teaching. Teaching ideas for teachers to get AR into their lessons

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

Re-Imagine Education in South Africa was a talk I gave at TEDx Braamfontein, 2012 June 13 at DoubleShot in Braamfontein!

Outreach programmes five ideas to consider: Attitude, Funding, Sustainability, Partnership, Relevance

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.