In a thinking classroom, the development of enquiry, reflection and critical thinking skills is the Continue reading “Strategies for a THINKING classroom”
Yesterday saw the conclusion of our three staff reading groups at DESC. 40 staff have been Continue reading “Reading groups 2016…it’s a wrap!”
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X factor
noun
1. a noteworthy special talent or quality.
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Continue reading “Willy Wonka and the DESC Factor: Being THANKFUL!”
“The rules are there ain’t no rules” Grease 1978
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Monday 28th September 2015- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Medical Academy, Dubai, UAE
“If there’s one thing that educators need to understand, it’s that you can neither understand nor solve problems just within the context and bright lines of subject content. Learning to be an innovator is about learning to cross disciplinary boundaries and exploring problems and their solutions from multiple perspectives.”
Director of Talent at Google inc
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