Derek Ham, PhD, uses VR to expand the way we teach and learn. His piece, “Crayons, Cardboard, and Virtual Reality”, discusses different facets of virtual reality, and how creativity within… Read More
Category: For Parents and Teachers
For Parents and Teachers
Play Issue Contributors: Allie Pasquier
Allie is an educator, play advocate, and writer living in the Pacific Northwest of the US. She is the Founder of Bakers and Astronauts. Her piece, “Playful Materials” in the upcoming Play… Read More
Hello Linda, Hello Ruby!
Linda Liukas is the author and illustrator of Hello Ruby, a children’s picture book about the world of computers, as well as the founder of Rails Girls, a global movement……...
We. Are. Nature
words and photos James MacDiarmid Biophilia was first introduced by EO Wilson, an American biologist and refers to the notion that there is an instinctive bond, even urge to affiliate,… Read More
Views on Singapore’s Competitive Education System
words Evelyn Peiqi Ooi Widjaja illustrations Amy Sihyeon Jeong Singapore has one of the most highly ranked education systems in the world. In the 2015 PISA (an international standardized assessment… Read More
Kindness and Empathy in the Danish Folkeskole
Kindness and Empathy in the Danish Folkeskole words and photos Laura Malou Philipsen and Mathilde Ploug Hansen Hello or “Hej!” as we say in Danish. We’re two girls named Laura… Read More
Nurturing Our Children’s Creativity
words Sally Chung illustrations Amy Sihyeon Jeong When we hear the word “art”, we often think of Leonardo’s Mona Lisa, or Van Gogh’s Starry Night and hastily conclude that we… Read More
Issue One Contributors: Stephen Sun
Stephen is an educational architect/ real estate developer-turned 4th grade teacher. He wrote an article about designing learning environments in the first issue of the Ottiya Magazine. Learn more about Stephen… Read More
Issue One Contributors: Laura Tsang
Laura is a 9-5 lawyer who devotes her spare time to the pursuit of creativity. You can read Laura’s full photo reflection piece in the Community Issue of the Ottiya Magazine.… Read More
Three Questions for Linda Liukas, Author/Illustrator of Hello Ruby
Our children live in a world of rapid technological change. While there is skepticism about the value of integrating coding into schools, it is undeniable that technological innovations are revolutionizing our… Read More