Category: Teaching Strategies

I Disagree! How Healthy Classroom Conflicts Build Critical Thinking and Research Skills

by Jess

In my first year of teaching back in 2016, I had the privilege of handling senior high school students in the course Practical Research 1. Looking back, it was probably not the most ideal situation: a new teacher with a brand-new curriculum; but my students eventually did well so all is well! Anyway, since there … Continue reading I Disagree! How Healthy Classroom Conflicts Build Critical Thinking and Research Skills

Quick chat with a teacher by day, gamer by night

by Jess

Hello! As this week’s theme is on the use of games and gamification in teaching, we sat down with a friend who’s an avid gamer and more importantly, a teacher who advocates on the use of games in teaching. Jose Mari Carpena is a Social Engagement Lecturer, social entrepreneur, and the guy behind the Youtube … Continue reading Quick chat with a teacher by day, gamer by night

Book List: Game-Based Learning & Gamification

by Jess

I like games. While I won’t classify myself as a “gamer” with shiny and expensive gaming PC set-up, I find certain joy in playing games and devotes considerable amount of time playing the games I currently enjoy the most, may it be a board game, a mobile game, or a console game. As a teacher, … Continue reading Book List: Game-Based Learning & Gamification

CSI in the Classroom: my all-time favorite game-based activity in teaching my Research Writing class

by Jess

We all have our worst nightmare. As a teacher, mine would be to be branded by my students as “boring”. And to handle a three-hour class on Research Methods and Writing for seniors, I think one foot is already on that. I was fortunate enough to be one of the first teachers to handle the … Continue reading CSI in the Classroom: my all-time favorite game-based activity in teaching my Research Writing class