Paul Magnuson

Hit this milestone while doing Esperanto. Working on conlang course for high school students, so why not!?

I’m working again on my DIY Language course. Went back to Esperanto for inspiration. Mi satas lingvojn kaj ni povas ludi kun ili!

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Happy Holidays! In a flurry of reducing my To Do list, I've posted three blogs on student and teacher agency this week, based on the podcasts Future Learning Design and Overthrowing Education. blog.tieonline.com/author/paul-ma… @LeysinAmericanS @Moreland_MU @teb_logan @batshevafrankel

@guideandlead Agree. Trying to keep the far wider choice available - but lots of general school pressure to revert to the norm …

Self-determination in learning does not mean to offer choices out of three. #Servicetweet You are welcome.

@severinhacker Sort of embarrassed to share because some will say I need to get out more … when can you visit us in Leysin? Boarding school kids would love to ask you questions about Duolingo and being an entrepreneur.

@Reedy @duolingo Absolutely!

The best habit I formed during COVID was practicing Japanese with @duolingo

@skrashen All time favorite you ask? "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously." Kudos to @duolingo, too, for slipping it in at least once!

@skrashen This is my second favorite Chomsky quote. Absolutely right on and I continue to try to live and model this, though not always easy.

“… teaching is largely a matter of encouraging natural development ..best “method”.. make it clear that the subject is worth learning .. and allow …natural curiosity and interest in truth and understanding to mature and develop.That is about 90% of the problem …”. Noam Chomsky

I'm reading today from the Scab Faerie and a few other books to students from the Escola Internacional de Alphaville, Brazil. @BPPress

@Kareemfarah23 Yep. We call this slack. Question is … how long to wait for réengagement? One answer is of course: It depends.

It is natural to respond to disengagement swiftly. To correct the behavior and apply a consequence. But there is power in letting a student disengage and then re-engage. Lapses in focus are expected, but true self-management is the ability to reflect and refocus.

@liamprinter @ipryce @daisychristo Important to remember there are other ways, that is for sure. I get grumpy when I hear new schools feel they have to adopt IB to be relevant and attract students. That isn’t right. Or when schools give up on innovative curriculum for the IB. Options and innovation are good.

@skrashen 30 years later your formulation still highly relevant and often referred to (if not always adhered to). That says a lot for the theory, I think.

Early criticism of Krashen theory (1991). Early response from Krashen (1.5 pages). sdkrashen.com/content/articl…

@liamprinter Yes. It’s hard for us teachers not to teach. But the goal is of course learning, so sometimes just get out of the way.

Workshop informed by agile focused on participant application of a number of practices - in local contexts. Consider joining us. ecolint-institute.ch/course/edgility

@Jennifer_Manly Robot gardens with Arduino.

Alright CS teachers: how can I turn potting plants into a CS-related activity for the first week of school? I saw a tweet on here about how bringing nature inside was a positive classroom decor move, and I’d love for kids to be able to own the taking care of plants process, too.

This might be of interest to many - very forward thinking organization shooting for the stars! learnlife.com/work-with-us/s…

@Reedy Went to the restaurant where we were with you all for Valentine’s Day. Nice celebration and good memories.

May need to find some Raclette to help celebrate Swiss National Day! 🇨🇭

@teb_logan @JuliaMiddleton @iborganization @CISEducation @CommonPurpose @TheCGCProject @ecis_kam @ECISchools @teach_overseas Great episode. Fit right in with current class @Moreland_MU too - thanks Tim and Julia.

@guideandlead Thx! I’m going to be guiding similar projects with student writers and artists this coming school year. For questions about this book see MagnusonEdStudio.ch.

After what looks like a looooong journey, I received a beautiful book today from inspiring @ZebMagnuson and his learner. Lovely story and beautiful drawings. Want to support young authors, please get your own copy via your favorite book store. Thank you, Paul, for this surprise!