Author Archives: Austin Uzama PhD. BEd.

I’ve received several emails from colleagues, friends, acquaintances, readers, and contacts from the news media asking who Austin Osazuwa Uzama is. That’s me! Officially, I do not have a middle name. However, for me stay in touch with my motherland-Nigeria, … Continue reading →

In almost every Hollywood flick, the Asian kid is always smarter than their North American counterpart. In reality, this is not farfetched, as various experts in the field of education have realized. One of the reasons Japanese students outdo Canadian … Continue reading →

Supporting the kid We don’t work with kids in isolation. We are a part of the kid’s world, including their home, extended family, neighborhood, and the larger community. Consistency is essential for developing trust and for optimal brain development and learning. When … Continue reading →

Given the increasing diversity of our classrooms, a lack of multicultural competence can exacerbate the difficulties that novice teachers have with classroom management. Definitions and expectations of appropriate behavior are culturally influenced, and conflicts are likely to occur when teachers … Continue reading →

Give the learner sentence starters (e.g., Go ___. Run ___. Today! ___ . Anyone can ___. etc.) and have them write finished sentences. Record the learner’s speech and point out unfinished statements and common terminology. With each successive recording, reinforce the … Continue reading →

Typing games http://www.freetypinggame.net Battleship https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/battleship.html Procedural videos for steps in Math https://mathantics.com/ Kids Art & Craft Learn Drawing for Kids. Simple Drawing for Kids http://kidsartncraft.com/ Sensory Sidewalk https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.holli.westbrook/videos/10101916444152856/?t=2 Roblox https://www.roblox.com/ Erase all Kittens https://eraseallkittens.com/ Puzzles https://www.jigsawplanet.com/ iSpy https://www.bigfishgames.com/blog/collections/i-spy-games/ Hangman https://hangmanwordgame.com/ … Continue reading →

Abstract Over the last few months, the pandemic has created many challenges for all educators, students, and parents as they transitioned into home-based learning due to the government lockdown or stay home. The coronavirus has made the 2019–20 school year … Continue reading →

Symbaloo Symbaloo is a platform for content-integration. They are offering their PRO version to all educators for free for the duration of the school closings due to COVID-19. If you already have an account, you can upgrade to the PRO version … Continue reading →

When Liam Kofi Bright was five years old, he spent a long time obsessing over the difference between a big number and a small number. Eventually, Bright decided that anything over four was big and anything below four was not. … Continue reading →