Data Talking In most surveys we put out to teachers, 'data' and 'spreadsheets' are regular request items. So for the next 2 weeks we are doing just that!  Welcome to Part 1: a 30-40 skills session, and what we've selected is based on research we have conducted from the many spreadsheets that teachers at Singapore American School have shared with us. Isolating key skills...

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  MINECRAFT This week in The LOFT, we turn our attention to Minecraft. Much has been said and written about Minecraft since bursting onto the education landscape several years ago, but with the impending release of MinecraftEDU by [our 'friends' at] Microsoft, as well as an uptake in interest in Minecraft by our teachers at SAS: we thought the time was nigh... The...

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Welcome to BreakoutEDU...this week's Professional Learning in The LOFT.  'Breakout EDU creates ultra-engaging learning games for people of all ages. Games (Breakouts) teach teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting by presenting participants with challenges that ignite their natural drive to problem-solve.' (Source: http://www.breakoutedu.com/how-it-works/).  During the recent 'Singapore Summit featuring GAFE' the SAS Technology team participated in the BreakoutEDU pre-conference session. We had a blast,...

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