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Fighting the Daily Grind #2

9 Feb 2024 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Since this blog may be a regular thing, I would like my readers to know me by this name: KL Sensei. It’s similar to what my students called me during my two years of teaching in Japan. I have a soft spot for “Sensei” because it sounds sagely. Huh, KL...

Fighting the Daily Grind #1

7 Feb 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

@siggy47 posted about Stackers crafting their personal blog entries here. Who would want to read the chronicles of a jaded man in his late 40s, compressed by both work and parenting pressures? But perhaps it’s precisely because I feel that something...

Launching "same same but different' series

25 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Hello! Happy to be your Literacy Support I/C as this means that I get to spotlight common mistakes made by students – regardless of race, language, or religion – and hopefully reduce the incidence of these errors. “Same Same But Different” refers to...

Boosting my students’ memory prowess

23 Jan 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Most days, I’m just trying to make it through the day, but sometimes I feel really proud of myself as a teacher.   Today, for my Habits of Mind lesson, I painstakingly created a sticker based on my iPhone photo and unpacked how my students could achi...

An Analysis of Three Chatbots - Squid Game Version

1 Dec 2023 3 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

An Analysis of Three Chatbots - Squid Game Version School’s out, so I thought I should spread my love around and try out other chatbots besides ChatGPT. As a language teacher, I wanted to see the extent to which these chatbots could analyse a given t...

If you were a professor, what course would you teach?

14 Nov 2023 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei

I have worked professionally as an English teacher all my working life, so this question appeals to me. Though I guess if I were given the chance to teach college undergraduates, I wouldn’t need to teach them to mind their full stops and commas heh....

Reply to a Science teacher about the use of ChatGPT

7 Nov 2023 2 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei

Hi, I was a Science teacher before! I read your post with great interest 🤗 I think the first question you have to ask yourself is: Do you think your students can ace their exams just by using their Science textbooks? An extension of this question is...

Leveraging ChatGPT in Teaching and Learning - The Escape Room Version

4 Nov 2023 3 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei

Year-end Task: Create an Escape Room to engage students after their final exams TrailblazerEdwin Dazhong’s sharing on how he created an Escape Room based in his primary school with the help of ChatGPT. I didn’t realise ChatGPT can create such locali...

My reflections after being a literacy coach for dyslexic students for a year

26 Oct 2023 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei

Dear PSB colleagues, Thank you for drafting such a comprehensive PD session for our collective benefit. In my experience working with students who have dyslexia, both in individual and group settings, I have noticed several recurring patterns during...

Describe a time when you realised your skills were important to the world

23 Oct 2023 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei

Sometimes it is not even about your skill set; it can be something as simple as showing up. So I have been a semi-active member on this Facebook page meant for many teachers and heads of departments in my country’s Ministry of Education. I have been...