category Educational Competencies
This week I spent a few hours on my 2000 challenge. I spent 10-20 minutes a day during the week doing chess puzzles. Solving puzzles are great for when I’m taking transit to and from school, and when I’m relaxing… Continue Reading →
This puzzle is one of many that I completed this week on Lichess, feel free to give it a try. White to play, find checkmate in 6 moves. I’ll post the solution at the bottom of this post. This week… Continue Reading →
A Quick Run-Down Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that can be used for formative assessment in classrooms. It is becoming popular in secondary schools and has potential to be useful for all teaching disciplines, and even out-of-class activities like… Continue Reading →
2882 – The highest chess ranking ever attained – reached in 2014 by Magnus Carlsen My free inquiry for EDCI 336 is called the expert challenge. My central question is: in what ways can I learn to become a better… Continue Reading →
One of my biggest fears is feeling well prepared at the beginning of class, only to have my technology fail on me. I’m ready, but there’s no sound, or there’s a connection issue with my chromebook. It’s the tech crisis,… Continue Reading →