by Kelly Koller | Jun 3, 2019 | Educator Explorers, Educators, Explorer Mindset: Content Area
Being an Explorer is the foundation of my educational philosophy and the science program I created at my current school. I wholeheartedly believe that learning, especially science through completing authentic tasks and field studies is the way to go! By...
by Kelly Koller | Jun 3, 2019 | Educator Explorers, Educators
How has thinking of yourself as an Educator Explorer vs an Educator changed your instruction? Personally, I had identified closely with an indoor cat. Fabulous, clever, indoors. The outdoors wasn’t for me. I even made jokes about how I didn’t go outside. Truth be...
by Kelly Koller | Mar 11, 2019 | Agency in Learning, Uncategorized
Building your own Explorer Mindset is a creative process where educators and learners consider, construct and adopt attitudes and skills that will help them on their journey in learning. This is an empowering approach because it offers voice and choice and honors...
by Kelly Koller | Mar 10, 2019 | Educator Explorers, Explorer Mindset: Content Area
By Kelly Koller Even though I am leading up the project of this web tool, the Explorer Mindset is a work in progress for me. I think it will always be. After all, that is the nature of exploration. To me implementing an Explorer Mindset in ELA means breathing life...
by Kelly Koller | Mar 10, 2019 | Educator Explorers
Anne Lewis Seeing myself as an explorer and an educator has been transformative. I no longer think of developing the “life long learner” with my learners (which are both students and teachers). It is a great concept but about as motivating lukewarm canned...
by Kelly Koller | Mar 10, 2019 | Educator Explorers
Caroline Little It’s been 18 years since I first stepped into a classroom and tried to figure out how to best engage my students, “Bonjour tout le monde! Je suis votre nouvelle prof de français!” A few years ago I realized that I was at a pivotal point of my teaching...
