Born in 1984

EduTech Coach, Digital Native, Basketballer in Japan

Beijing Learning Summit 2009: Presentation Overview

EduTech, Travel, Workshops October 17th, 2009

Welcome to Beijing Learning Summit 2009 and to my presentation “21st Century Teaching: Where’s Your Portfolio?”
I flew in from Japan last night really excited to be here. I’m passing around my information so that you can take look at how I have spent the last 2.5 years working with ICT and Yokohama International School. I [...]

Elementary ICT PD Session 1

EduTech, Workshops, YIS September 24th, 2009

Elementary ICT PD Session 1 has been scheduled with the help of the Elementary Principal and planned with the Elementary Curriculum Coordinator in response to the request for ICT PD in the elementary and to address concerns with ICT support in the elementary.
Assistant, homeroom, single-subject teachers are invited to attend this workshop on Thursday, [...]

Gr 2 on Zoos vs. Natural Habitats

EduTech, Nihon 日本 Japan, YIS May 20th, 2009

I love zoos but I thought twice about telling the Grade 2 students that I went to the zoo after I heard their reflections on the Animoto + Podcast below. I felt a little guilty ‘enjoying’ the zoo since natural habitats are much better for animals but there I was having a great time at [...]

Eiken Spring 2009 湘南国際村

EduTech, Nihon 日本 Japan March 28th, 2009

Eiken Spring 2009 is a three night stay ESL camp. Eiken Spring 2009 Students wrote stories and shared them by reading. Other pictures show team-building activities and views from Shonan Village Center, which facility is called 湘南国際村 in Japanese.
Note: All photos taken and voices recorded with an iPhone.
国際英研センターが行うSpring Campで参加した生徒は湘南国際村で3泊4日の合宿を過し、その時の写真と体験が以下のビデオで見れます。

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Grade 2 at the Ghibli Museum

EduTech, Nihon 日本 Japan January 29th, 2009

In December 2008, Grade 2 went to the Ghibli Museum to see how Miyazaki Hayao (Japanese & English) shared stories in different ways as one of their PYP Units of Inquiry.
Details of production
Grade 2 students were recording audiobooks in class so after being invited to the Ghibli Museum, I really wanted to record voices for [...]

Eiken Winter 2008

EduTech December 29th, 2008

This video summarizes what 3-5 year olds experienced during Eiken Winter School 2008, which was a five-day English intensive program in December 2008. Listen to their voices, look at the work they produced, and see who their teachers were.
Dedicated to my students who produced the work and the Eiken Assistants who helped me in the [...]