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How to apply interactive learning in the classroom using theatre, collaboration and emotional intelligence
Interactive learning is transforming the way students and teachers connect inside the classroom. Moving away from passive methods, this approach places learners at the center of the experience, engaging them actively through dynamic, creative, and social techniques. When combined with theatre, collaborative learning, and emotional intelligence, interactive learning becomes a powerful tool for deeper understanding…
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Games ARE Learning!
Games are a game changer (ha! pun intended) to creating joyful and collaborative learning spaces! ðŸŽâœ¨ This month, I’m running Games Month for Recess, an online platform for learning, filling every drama session with activities that get kids thinking, laughing, collaborating, and imagining together. I often hear from teachers I train, and parents too: “Games…
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Post-Enchanted 2025 Reflections
Still thinking about Enchanted… and my heart is, as always after, so full. This gathering at Selgars Mill has become a marker in my year. It’s continuously been a space that grounds me and sets the tone for the summer ahead. 🌿💫 Some highlights I’ll be holding close: ✨ Stargazing with Ines Castagnet, and seeing…
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Co-Constructing Knowledge
I used to think that being a good educator meant having to know everything.Now I am seeing the importance and value of knowing how to ask. We’re moving away from the traditional “banking model of education,” where the teacher is the keeper of all knowledge, to something muchmorepowerful:co-construction of learning. Visible thinking routines like a…
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Inspire, Empower, Sustain: YOUth for 2030
✨ Exciting news! Next month, I’ll be in Singapore as a co-facilitator and MC for the TIYA Conference 2025. This event will be held at the beautiful Tzuchi Foundation Humanistic Youth Centre and bring together passionate young people from across Asia-Pacific to take action toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). I’m very much looking…
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Elana Shyong 