A general idea for scaffolding

Posted on February 15, 2016February 23, 2016 by Peter Barker

One of the big benefits from GOBLIN training is that it gives you names for things you were already doing, but didn’t have a label for, like ‘scaffolding’. In my course on the Cold War, I originally designed a ‘General Knowledge Quiz’ to weed out unprepared students. The test asked for well known names and Read more about A general idea for scaffolding[…]

Scaffolding: From Candy Land to Calculus

Posted on February 9, 2016February 24, 2016 by John Stewart

I’m currently teaching my 4-year old daughter, Evie, to play board games. Before we get to chess or Scrabble or even Sorry, we’re starting off with some really simple games that can demonstrate for her how games work. Candy Land is mind-numbingly simple and a great starting point for her. Players race down a string […]