After a few months off from writing, my schedule has cleared up a bit. So now I can get into another topic which I've been exploring for the past few years. That topic is digital pedagogy. To start, I'd like to offer my own definition of digital pedagogy. Pedagogy is the art and science of … Continue reading Digital Pedagogy – Introduction
Digital Pedagogy
New Zealand – Innovative Learning Environments (ILE)
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to spend some time at two of the most innovative schools in New Zealand: Hobsonville Point Secondary School and Albany Senior High School. I joined a team of teachers I work with from a local high school. Their school is starting construction on a new building. Here's a … Continue reading New Zealand – Innovative Learning Environments (ILE)
NZ Schooling Description – Part 2: Curriculum & National Testing
Let's just get the exciting and powerful information out here at the start. The entire New Zealand education curriculum is standards-based and students very rarely earn "grades" for courses. Now that I've described the technicals of schooling in New Zealand, I want to explain the curriculum. It is very different than the curricula found in … Continue reading NZ Schooling Description – Part 2: Curriculum & National Testing
NZ Schooling Description – Part 1: School Age, School Year, Timetables, and Transitions
Before I get into my hypotheses about why NZ students, on average, perform better on the PISA assessments, and before I begin to explain my thoughts on effective digital pedagogies, I need to describe the NZ school system from a perspective within the schools in order to build a context. School Age All eligible students may … Continue reading NZ Schooling Description – Part 1: School Age, School Year, Timetables, and Transitions
My definition of…
Ok, I'm guilty! I used one of those eye-rolling, meaningless edu-speak phrases that many people use to describe modern learning: 21st Century Education. Not only did I use it in a sentence, I also used it in my site's title. What does that phrase even mean? I hear a lot of people say it, … Continue reading My definition of…
Robert E. Lang, Ed.D. 