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INTEGRATING MICRO:BIT INTO BOARD GAME DESIGN

24 Jan 202524 Jan 2025

Innovating Play: How Micro:bit Transformed Our Design Unit At Manila Xiamen International School, our Grade 9 Design students embarked on an exciting and innovative journey. Their task? To design and…

Reflections on Assessment Perspectives

Reflecting on My Perspectives Before the Course Before taking the course 'Assessment in Science Education,' my perspective on assessment was primarily traditional. I viewed it as a means to evaluate…

Instructional Design and Assessment in Science Teaching

Key Takeaways The exploration of assessment and instructional design in Module 6 has been profoundly enlightening. The connection between clear, measurable learning objectives and robust assessment strategies, as highlighted by…

Student Feedback and Teaching Assessment

The significance of student feedback in appraising and refining teaching methods was a pivotal focus of this module. It highlighted that students, as the primary beneficiaries of educational endeavors, possess…

Techniques for Assessing Learning in Science

As a Diploma in Science Teaching student at the University of the Philippines Open University, delving into various articles on assessing learning in Science has been an enlightening journey. Through…

Mitchellium’s Online Classroom

7 Feb 202023 Mar 2020

Hello! I am Mr. Mitchel Africa, MYP Science and Design Educator at Manila Xiamen International School. In light of the viral outbreak that hit our country, which is continuously spreading…

MS students learn coding with SpheroEdu

7 Feb 20197 Feb 2019

Last December, as part of the Hour of Code, middle school students joined the Apple Xiamen in celebrating the Computer Science Week. Students demonstrated their skills in coding by programming…

#edVentures in iBooks

6 Feb 20197 Feb 2019

It was way back 2016 when I started my journey in the global EdTech community. Since then, I am continuously growing and developing in this community sharing my best practices…

Hop in the Fad with #flipgridfever

20 Dec 201825 Dec 2018

Howdy educators, edtech specialists and technology enthusiasts! Have you heard of the trendiest and coolest video discussion community that empowers student voice? If not yet, then you are in the….ooopppppssss….dopiest…

4 reasons why students should learn to code

8 Jan 201812 Mar 2020

This school year, I was given a new teaching assignment in the middle school department - I will be teaching DESIGN TECHNOLOGY. Well! I did not hesitate to accept it…