About Neil Lyons

I teach Grade 7 in the Peel District School Board. My wife is a Veterinarian, and I have a son (5) and a daughter (2).
Author Archive | Neil Lyons

21st Century Learning — Hold Onto Your Hats!

By on April 7, 2012 in Featured

 

There is a description of the world in Orson Scott Card’s “Tales of Alvin Maker” series that has always stuck with me, and can be applied to how I view “21st Century Learning.”   Card describes (from an orbiting perspective) the uneven pace of technological development throughout the centuries between Europe and North America.  … More

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The Role of the Teacher, A Conflict of Interest

By on March 27, 2012 in Reflecting about...

 

Here is a situation I’ve been thinking about in my teaching practice:

The role of teacher has an inherit conflict of interest.  On one hand, I am a coach.  I help students move along in their learning.  … More
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2 More Years Of Fear And The “Education” Scare?

By on March 14, 2012 in General Discussion

I really think there will be a shift in attitudes “at the top” in the next couple of years.  Turning schools from inward-looking, reactionary, paranoid, and rigid institutions into something dynamic, interesting, experimental.  … More

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Author: Neil Lyons

By on March 7, 2012 in Author Introductions

Hello Everyone,

I’ve been teaching for about 8 years.  Most of those years were teaching Grade 8 Language, History and Geography.  This year I’m trying something completely different.  I team-teach almost every subject (except music, phys.… More

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