MYP educator. Art Educator.
Istanbul, Turkey
Joined April 2013
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I wrote here about a few things that I think are essential for kids: diverse representation, STEAM and well-resourced adults. medium.com/@saleshnicook/3-t… #Diversity #DEIJ #DiversityandInclusion #STEMeducation #STEAM #emotionalhealth #education
G10 Ss abstract cardboard sculptures reflected a message of hope, exploring movement and restriction of movement, all completed during distance learning #teachinginapandemic #distancelearning2020 #teachingart #sculpture @IICS1911
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G9 Ss have been reflecting on their life and identity using charcoal to create their self-portraits @IICS1911 #arted #teachinginapandemic #artonline #distancelearning
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Grade 7 and 8 students are putting the final touches on their Alebrijes Sculptures. Made while they have been in DL. The project had them explore folk art patterns and animal symbolism. @IICS1911 #iicslearns #arted #distancelearning2020
Ss experimented with color today using a photo editing app to enhance their drawings #arteducation #arted #artdigital @IICS1911
When creatures attack! Paper cutouts inspired by Molly Bang's 'Picture This: How Pictures Work'. Principles to create a suspenseful composition, experimenting with different compositions in process journals amazon.com/Picture-This-How-… #arted
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When creatures attack! Paper cutouts inspired by Molly Bang's 'Picture This: How Pictures Work'. Principles to create a suspenseful composition amazon.com/Picture-This-How-… #arted @IICS1911
G7 Tuning in for our inquiry into "Monsters and Heroes" with Exquisite Corpse drawings, posted together using Google Drawing. Thanks Cassie for the idea #arted #artsed #virtuallearning #artseducators
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Excited by this podcast episode on curation as a learning tool - To Boost Higher-Order Thinking, Try Curation cultofpedagogy.com/curation/ via @cultofpedagogy
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One G6 student's reflection from today's guided math inquiry using a geometry prompt from inquirymaths.com @inquirymaths #mathed #ITeachMath
#PYPX Central ideas from our workshops today. Ss shared their ideas using the #visiblethinking routine 'Truth or Beauty' to synthesize big ideas and then created their statements that capture the heart of their topics #PYPchat #pyp #pyped #iicslearning @IICS1911
Tuning in for our unit on social responsibility a group of @IICS1911 students connected with a center for refugees - engaged and inspired for #servicelearning tonight they will reflect using @cbkaye prompts to plan next steps for #action #pyped #pypchat #IICSLearning
Coding snowflakes on code.org today working with angles and polygons - thanks for the idea @KocharRiki #iteachmath #ElemMathChat #teched
Sincere and enthusiastic- G9 Poet Mentors sharing poems and giving G6 feedback today. Now they are ready to share in 'poetry-breaks' this week @IICS1911 #IICSLearning #WritingCommunity #writersworkshop #pyped #writingcommmunity #WorldPoetryDay
G6 disproved a conjecture that came up in class today using sometimes, always or never, measuring and comparing the angle sum of various shapes #elemmathchat #ITeachMath #mathed #inquiry @IICS1911
Interesting - the powerful tools of analogy and diffused thinking in learning
When students do not understand how their brains learn and retain material, they can develop misconceptions about themselves as learners -- such as a faulty assumption that they are bad at a subject @dfkris @barbaraoakley owl.li/dtPA30o43yO #edchat #neuroscience #parents
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G6 were feeling #inspired after our conversation with @letiziabuzon she shared with us what motivates her to take action and her understanding of social responsibility #servicelearning #pypchat #PYPexhibition #hwoo #IICSlearning
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