av Moa Foss | dec 18, 2016 | active learning, Eastern Africa, international, Learning at VR Schools, project, vrg info
During the past two weeks, we have had the honor to host 8 students and 1 teacher from our partner school, Barbro Johansson School in Tanzania. During their visit, they have visited classes, played in the snow, tried winter sports, attended concerts, enjoyed Lucia...
av Moa Foss | dec 6, 2016 | active learning, English, Learning at VR Schools, spets, språket, students, vrg info
In small groups, Year 1 Spets students were asked to film their own interpretation of a Shakespeare soliloquy of their choice, from the respective plays that they have been studying. [wpvideo d14qDU6O] Beforehand, the class watched how different directors had...
av Moa Foss | nov 22, 2016 | active learning, Learning at VR Schools, students, swedish, vrg info
In their 2nd unit of study, A New Country, Year 1 Natural Science students are working on developing their ability to write investigative texts. This is a required skill for the Swedish 1 course. This is a skill that definitely requires the analytical side of the...
av Moa Foss | nov 21, 2016 | active learning, Learning at VR Schools, students, swedish, vrg info
During their first quarter, year 1 students have studied language variation – subject-specific vocabulary, texting abbreviations/emojis, loan words from other languages, accents, how language changes depending on the situation and more… [wpvideo Gypb2G4k]...
av Moa Foss | nov 14, 2016 | active learning, alumni, Economy, entrepreneurship, Learning at VR Schools, students, vrg info
How can we make a good Business Studies Program great? This was the question we asked ourselves two years ago. Teachers and students and partners in our community were asked this question. Answers were debated in different forums. We studied other programs in...
av Moa Foss | nov 4, 2016 | active learning, Learning at VR Schools, math, students, technology, vrg info
For many years, students have used Quizlet to review basic concepts and definitions. And, teachers have used Kahoot for in-class interactive quizzes. This year, our math teachers have started using Quizlet Live to get the best of both worlds. Quizlet is a review tool...
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