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You Have the Power to Be Kind! Anti-Bullying!
Bullying is never okay. It's a mean, repeated action where one person or group tries to hurt or control another. But here's the powerful truth: You have the power to stand up to bullying, be a great support, and make your school and community a kinder, safer place!

Karen Walstra
Nov 11, 20253 min read


Thank You for Guiding the Inner Spark, Teachers
Thanking teachers for guiding the inner spark in every learner they engage!

Karen Walstra
Oct 6, 20251 min read


Understanding AI Companions and Teens
Understanding AI companions and teens. What Are AI Companions? Why Teens Are Drawn to Them? Why do we need Parental / Teacher Awareness?

Karen Walstra
Aug 16, 20258 min read


Create an AI-Informed Class
Create an AI-Informed Class where learners become informed AI users and creators. Inspiring curiosity, creativity and critical thinking, using a variety of resources.

Karen Walstra
May 8, 20259 min read


Screen time & Children - Find a healthy balance
Create a balance of being on devices and exploring nature.

Karen Walstra
Feb 17, 20253 min read


Benefits of Unplugged Coding
Explore reasons why unplugged coding is beneficial for young children.

Karen Walstra
Feb 1, 20253 min read


Self First - This is my year!
As a teacher put yourself first to be the best teacher you can be.

Karen Walstra
Jan 15, 20252 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


Digital Pedagogy - how is it useful to me, the teacher?
What is Digital Pedagogy? Digital pedagogy focuses specifically on the use of technology to break down learning barriers and enhance...

Karen Walstra
Sep 20, 20243 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


Artificial Intelligence (AI) in my school, my classroom
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing very quickly. Explore school policies & guidelines, while exploring AI teaching & learning tools.

Karen Walstra
Feb 6, 202410 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


Learning Spaces: Caves, Waterholes and Fireside, for your Learners
Learning Spaces: Caves, Waterholes and Fireside, for your Learners - how and where do your learners learn

Karen Walstra
Mar 7, 20231 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


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


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
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