Mark SonnemannThe Trouble with Tribbles (and Professional Development in Education)The impetus for this blog was a post by my friend Sunil Singh on Twitter asking for some thoughts on this article in EduSurge:Dec 15, 20231Dec 15, 20231
Mark SonnemannWuthering Heights — Landscape, Learning, and Change in EducationWuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff’s dwelling. ‘Wuthering’ being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the…Oct 27, 20231Oct 27, 20231
Mark SonnemannField Trip to Tal’Dorei — An Inquiry into the Possibilities of Narrative Pedagogy — Part IIII am finding it increasingly difficult to write about what happens during our classes. It isn’t so much that I can’t describe it, as there…Feb 21, 2023Feb 21, 2023
Mark SonnemannField Trip to Tal’Dorei — An Inquiry into the Possibilities of Narrative Pedagogy — Part IIIn the last blog I talked about the rationale for using narrative as both content and pedagogy in the classroom, and I explained how I…Jan 25, 20231Jan 25, 20231
Mark SonnemannField Trip to Tal’Dorei— An Inquiry into the Possibilities of Narrative PedagogyLast year, in the Grades 1–8 classrooms at my school, I worked with my classroom teachers to create stories where the students were the…Dec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022
Mark SonnemanninAge of AwarenessBoard Games, Systems, and Equity — An Inquiry — Week 20 — Student ProjectsWell, we have arrived at the end of our year of games. The last 6 weeks of the school year will involve playing the legacy games (which…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Mark SonnemannNarrative Looping in Elementary School — Primary — The Story of Highkeep: Chapter 3This will be our last Boss Level Day for the primary students this year. The story concludes with a cliffhanger and a challenge.Jun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022
Mark SonnemanninAge of AwarenessBoard Games, Systems, and Equity — An Inquiry — Week 19 — Legacy GamesIn many ways, this is where the idea for this learning pathway began. A few years ago, I was looking for ways to solve some problems I was…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Mark SonnemanninAge of AwarenessBoard Games, Systems, and Equity — An Inquiry — Week 18 Dark MoonDark Moon is the last game I am teaching students this year. Next week, they will move on to their next cycle of inquiry and their legacy…May 26, 20221May 26, 20221
Mark SonnemanninAge of AwarenessBoard Games, Systems, and Equity — An Inquiry — Week 16 — Betrayal at House on the HillThose of you who have been following along will notice that I skipped Week 16 and went to Week 17. I got busy doing other things and put…May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
