This isn’t be the first time you’ve heard reference to the four ‘Cs’ in project based learning, and I am sure that it won’t be the last. This week I decided I wanted to write a little about these four ‘Cs’, and one in particular, because apart from being essential to PBL, I believe they are … [Read more...] about Quality in Communicating
Primary School
Lest We Forget
It is interesting to me that today is my turn to write my blog. Interesting because today is Remembrance Day, and interesting because I was planning on dedicating my blog this week to my father, Peter Scascighini. My father, passed away just over two weeks ago. He was very, very sick from cancer, … [Read more...] about Lest We Forget
The Power of a Positive Word
Well it has been an extremely busy two weeks. The start of the term has seen stage 3 students writing job application letters and CVs, start a new project which involves a Japanese culture study and a maths project on angry birds. It has also seen a change to the college timetable so we have had to … [Read more...] about The Power of a Positive Word
Drama as a Pedagogical Tool
I have always enjoyed drama in its various forms. I’ve written, produced, directed and performed in many productions. Drama is an opportunity to be transported into another existence, to be someone different (and to get away with it). When working with children, it is an opportunity to build … [Read more...] about Drama as a Pedagogical Tool
What do we say when people ask about IFS – ITS?
Term Four Year Two in the life of IFS–ITS has begun! Remembering back to term one 2013, there were 76 students, four teachers plus a teacher-principal, only a handful of coaches and three buildings, including our canteen. My how we’ve grown. Term one this year, our numbers were up by … [Read more...] about What do we say when people ask about IFS – ITS?
From the Praccy
A Message from the ‘Praccy’! For the last five weeks of term, I was lucky enough to complete my third teaching ‘prac’ in the Stage 3 classroom. What a fantastic, inspiring and enlightening experience it has been! I have to be honest, it was all pretty overwhelming to begin with. The difference … [Read more...] about From the Praccy