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Author: Dishant Banwari

Hello and bonjour everyone! I'm Dishant and my pronouns are they/he/she. I am a 30yr old teacher from India. I was teaching High-school Chemistry and Math in Mumbai before moving to Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada) in April 2024. I have a Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's and Master's in Chemistry, and (aim to get a) Master's in Education (Teaching, Learning, and Leadership). I hope to graduate in December 2025 and find a teaching/leadership role at the University level. I have been teaching for the past 7 years and currently, I am (freelance) tutoring for Chemistry, Math, GMAT, and GRE. I started learning French in 2023 and plan to soon include it in the list of subjects I can teach, although my ultimate goal is to learn enough so that I can visit Quebec and Paris. In my leisure time, I sing, write poetry, and listen to music. I am a huge fan of Taylor Swift and hope to learn from her business acumen. This blog is the key to my Professional Learning Network and will help me develop skills to have my own Online teaching platform someday. Looking forward to learning from and with you all!
La Leçon de la Répétition : La Révision est Devenue Révélation

La Leçon de la Répétition : La Révision est Devenue Révélation

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(Translation: “The Lesson of Repetition: Revision Became Revelation”) Last week, I shared my Halloween-inspired grammar adventures with Kwiziq—the app that turned my mistakes into my teachers. It’s only appropriate that this week the ghosts of my old mistakes came back for a visit. 👻 📝 A Week of Tests and Trials It was one of those weeks. I was sick. Cold, cough, fever, and other gross things. 🤧🤒😷 I also had my IELTS test, two assignments due, and very little…

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🎧 Let’s Work It Out on the Remix🎶

🎧 Let’s Work It Out on the Remix🎶

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Yes that title is a nod to singers Charli XCX and Lorde‘s reconciling their differences by collaborating on a creative project—the remix. It just goes on to show the power of collaboration, transformation, and, well… the remix! Whether it’s in music or education, something magical happens when ideas meet halfway, bend a little, and become something new. Just like alloys! 🧪 If there’s one thing our session on Open Education with Alan Levine reminded me this week, it’s that open education…

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Leçon d’Halloween : Quand mes erreurs sont devenues mes professeurs

Leçon d’Halloween : Quand mes erreurs sont devenues mes professeurs

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🕯️Translation: “Halloween Lesson: When My Mistakes Became My Teachers” Last week, I revealed my secret weapon—learning French twice through Duolingo: once as an English learner and once as a (slightly delusional) French user. And, my phone and browser are all set to French. Also, Carly suggested Easy French and Oh La La, I Speak French, and I said I am going to look them up this week. But Alas! I couldn’t.. Something else kept me very busy this week and I’ll have…

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🌐 Exploring OER Commons: An Open Gateway to Shared Knowledge

🌐 Exploring OER Commons: An Open Gateway to Shared Knowledge

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The beauty of teaching, for me, has always been the idea of sharing. Knowledge grows only when it’s passed on, adapted, and reimagined. To understand this subject of my dreams, picture this: my students researching and exploring new learning materials beyond class. That curiosity—the desire to learn, remix, and share—is exactly what the world of Open Educational Resources (OER) tries to nurture. So when I first heard about OER, it immediately felt like a natural extension of what educators do…

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Le secret a été révélé : How I’m Actually Making Duolingo Work for Me

Le secret a été révélé : How I’m Actually Making Duolingo Work for Me

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(Translation: The secret has been revealed) Last week, I teased that I’d be sharing my secret to why Duolingo works for me (and why I don’t hate the “grind” as much as Reddit seems to). So here it is. But before we get into it, I would like to thank Jordan for commenting on my post from the week before last and asking me: Do you find Duolingo’s style keeps you motivated after such a long streak, or do you…

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⚛️ In My Element: Memes, Meaning, and the Magic of Digital Learning

⚛️ In My Element: Memes, Meaning, and the Magic of Digital Learning

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The digital world never sits still. Every scroll brings a new trend, a viral sound, or a meme that makes me both laugh and question reality. Naturally, social media has seeped into the world of education, reshaping how we learn, teach, and connect. As educators, we’re no longer just deliverers of content; we’re guides in a constantly shifting landscape where information flows freely, creativity is communal, and critical thinking is more essential than ever. We’re living right in the middle…

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Sur, sous, ou au-dessus? Lessons from Sticky Notes Gone Wild!

Sur, sous, ou au-dessus? Lessons from Sticky Notes Gone Wild!

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Last week, I was living La vie en rose—learning French through songs, Duolingo, and a touch of Taylor Swift chaos. This week, pedal-to-the-metal, Taylor Swift chaos hit full throttle as her new album The Life of a Showgirl dropped. It’s honestly wild that our resident tortured poet shifted gears to delivering pure summer-drive bops. And apparently, I’ve picked up her habit of using way too many car metaphors and imagery. I call it my august era (remember when I pulled…

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La vie en rose

La vie en rose

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Before I dive into my second update, let me first translate that title. Let’s start with this song I first heard while watching Emily in Paris. I’ve been listening to Edith Piaf’s La vie en rose this week, and the title itself became a mini French lesson for me. Literally, la vie en rose translates as “life in pink”—though in English we’d say “life through rose-colored glasses.” Here’s the breakdown: la = the (feminine form) vie = life en =…

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📵 Phones Out of Sight, Minds Back in Class? — Reflecting on Saskatchewan’s Cell-Phone Rules

📵 Phones Out of Sight, Minds Back in Class? — Reflecting on Saskatchewan’s Cell-Phone Rules

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Big (and important) news! Read all about it! At the start of the 2024–25 school year Saskatchewan introduced new rules restricting cell-phone use during class time across K–12 schools. Quick sketch of the policy The Saskatchewan Government’s website released this news on August 6, 2024. TL;DR? Saskatchewan’s measure asked that cell phones be silenced and kept out of sight during instructional time, with exceptions for medical or special-needs accommodations and for teacher-directed instruction. School divisions are expected to draft local…

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Bonjour, French Learning Project!

Bonjour, French Learning Project!

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I am a proud multilingual learner and educator (and I also hate to admit that ironically, my own native tongue Sindhi is the one I use the least as it is such a minority language). French is the fifth language I want to achieve fluency in. So here’s the big plan: for my major learning project, I’m going all in on my French journey. I actually started Duolingo’s French course back in 2023, and I’ve made it to an intermediate…

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