Why solving puzzles and mazes helps with a growth mindset. Business photo created by freepik – www.freepik.com Mazes! From early childhood, I can remember going into the mirror maze at the Easter Show in my hometown. Although it was scary, I couldn’t help myself, the determination of running around finding the exit was exhilarating. I …
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Pensive thoughts on individuality… We are all different and we celebrate being different. However, at the same time, we also like putting labels on people. I’m a tall woman, so often people will ask “How tall are you?” as if that is the only quantifier to my being. Similarly, I played competitive netball when I …
Gen Z and Competition Since I (baby boomer) started playing netball when I was 5 years old in South Africa I always had a competitive streak in me. However that only meant I practised harder. I remember in high school I started shooting 100 goals a day and at University I challenged myself to shoot …
Overview It would be fair to say that the EDTECH marketplace is pretty saturated, with many different learning tools competing with each other. At Kai’s Clan, we answer teachers with ‘why and how’ will Kai’s Clan make a difference in your classroom. Our system is based on the belief and findings that indicate research-based strategies …
Global STEAM Collaboration Meets Chess Kai’s Clan, in collaboration with EDGEucating, Heidi Williams, MS Robotics, and RoboNation are taking part in the organization of a brand new competition launching in the fall of 2021! We are excited to tell you about the 2021-2022 Global Chess Challenge! Join us for the world’s FIRST-EVER physical and virtual …
Are we teaching students how to debug? This week I’m feeling rather inquisitive and philosophical, which leads to many questions springing into my mind. Now, here’s a paradoxical one: has Google made it too easy for students to give up using their own critical thinking skills to get to an answer, because they know there …
From Russia with Love! I’d like to start today’s blog post off with a big round of applause. At Kai’s Clan, we are so appreciative of teachers that continuously contribute to Kai’s community lessons with their own lessons , so everyone in the community can benefit. An extra big “Kai 5” to the teachers adding to the …
New feature drop – claim your collectables! For decades, there has been evidence that classroom techniques designed to get students to participate in the learning process produce better educational outcomes at virtually all levels. We believe the same, that’s why we continuously roll out new features that we think will help to get students more …
You asked for Python – we are live! Kai’s Clan all-in-one STEAM toolbox just got bigger, much bigger. Currently, we use Blockly code blocks which are great for Elementary and Middle Schools but we got asked more and more to include Python. Here at Kai’s Clan, we aim to make things simple. We made using …
International Education Day 2021 On this day we wanted to celebrate and promote the role of education and thus, the International Day of Education came into existence. The objective of International Education Day is to focus on three main segments, which are: learning heroes, innovations, and financing. The day focuses on topics like providing quality …
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