Reflection/Takeaways After reading Jo Chrona’s “If Not Here, Then Where?” Blog post, I wanted to share my takeaways and reflect on my learning and my teaching practice moving forward. I really enjoy reading and hearing what Jo Chrona has to say. As a non-indigenous person entering the education system, I understand that it is my […]
Read more "If Not Here, Then Where?"In this post, I will be answering a series of questions posed by my instructor that will help me understand my teacher identity as well as my worldview better. Enjoy! Teacher Identity Questions: 1.) What does it mean to be “effective”? 2.) What characteristics does an effective teacher have? 3.) What kind of teacher do […]
Read more "Worldview"In this post, I will be answering a set of questions provided from our instructor. Enjoy! 1.) Describe the “one book” that changed everything for me as a reader. 2.) How do I feel about reading? Explain 3.) What types of books do I like to read? 4.) List some hobbies and things I like […]
Read more "The One Book That Changed Everything…"Dannika and Sarah – Wix Josie, Kenna, Lauren – Seesaw Ryan, Jenna, Carolyn, Ryley – Mental Health and Technology Apps In the classroom: Calm App: Carolyn – Finch App: Jenna – Headspace App: Ryan – GoNoodle App Ryley – Social Robots – Moxie Barbra, Mya, Savanna, Graham – Inclusive Technology in the Classroom Barb – […]
Read more "EdTech Presentation Notes"Welcome Back This week we learned about two other websites, Scratch, and Prodigy. We also got to listen to everyone’s free inquiry project. I have created a screencast for us to watch about the prodigy app, here it is! Summary I think this website is a great idea for at home learning and free time, […]
Read more "Prodigy – Reflection #8"Summary of Posts: I created this graphic using Canva. I hyperlinked every weekly post into it but realized after putting it in here that you cant actually click it. So I will paste them here. Week 2 – Health Benefits, Week 3 – Challenges, Week 4 – Stress Relief, Week 5 – Community Programs, Week […]
Read more "Free Inquiry Summary"Welcome: This is coming to an end so fast! Welcome back to my blog and thank you for continuing this learning journey with me. This will be my last researched inquiry post and in the following days, there will be a final inquiry post where I will be summarizing my entire project so we can […]
Read more "Accessibility – Free Inquiry #6"Getting Started: Welcome back to another post! This week I have been looking into sport and activity based programs offered in Cranbrook to kids, and how they positively impact the city as well as improvements or changes to potentially make! Train Museum: There are many activities and events for children in Cranbrook. The Cranbrook History […]
Read more "Community Programs – Free Inquiry #5"Jumping Right In: This post is a big one but has lots of amazing resources I would love to share with you! Ryan Mckenzie let us visit his lab and not only showed us around, but let us experiment with his resources. He had lots to show us so I chose a few of my […]
Read more "Design Lab – Reflection #7"Tasks: To end last weeks class, we were all given a slide to create a slideshow that we would be presenting to a class. This slideshow was to inform and teach students what animals we could potentially see on our adventure. I chose to write about the Bufflehead. So this week, we were given the […]
Read more "Gordon Terrace In Situ – Reflection #6"