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Internet Educator of the Month Award - March, 2002 Gigglepotz.com is pleased to announce Larry Taylor - a teacher at Windaroo State School, Australia as the winner of the Internet Educator Award for March, 2002 Larry has enjoyed being a teacher in Australia for more than 30 years. He is an inspiration to all teachers and has shared his knowledge and experiences by teaching instructional workshops for students (1 - 12), student teachers, parents, teachers and administrators. He also has been an Instructor of various Courses - Excellence in Teaching, Reflective Teaching and Coaching, and the Collaborative Classroom. Larry has been using computers for nearly 20 years. He has designed and maintains an outstanding web site for Windaroo State School, Australia and has created a Discovery series of Web Quests. Check out the great Web Quests made by Larry Taylor Castle Discovery Web Quest, Egyptian Discovery Web Quest, Flight Discovery Web Quest, Volcano Discovery Web Quest, Shuttle Discovery Web Quest, Lunar Discovery Web Quest, Robot Discovery Web Quest, Federation Discovery Web Quest, Radio Discovery Web Quest What is it that makes Larry Taylor an excellent choice for the Internet Educator of the Month Award? His philosophy about learning tells it all: "My philosophy on designing learning is that it needs to be: fun, interesting, challenging, meaningful, significant; and it also needs to: - use what we know about the brain and how we learn - be negotiated with the learner - offer multiple pathways - relate to the learner, their real life and the world at large - build on the learner's interests - allow for a variety of ways to demonstrate learning - allow re-negotiation of potential outcomes; and - be flexible enough to adapt to changing circumstances Download an interesting Rubrics Discussion Paper by Larry Taylor. Congratulations to Larry Taylor, the Internet Educator for March, 2002!  Applications for April, 2002 are now being received. Read how to apply.  Applications must be received by April 25th, 2002 Back to Gigglepotz.com