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“We are the stories we tell.” – Darren Kuropatwa
“The truth about stories is that’s all we are.” – Thomas King
The job I had before I got back into teaching elementary school was with a Japanese Company called FIA in a program called Adventure School. …
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Loading...Weeks ago I posted an exciting opportunity for my linear English 10 students but at this point in time we have not made contact with our partners. I was issued a username and password by the IT department at Karla’s school and I was able to view and read the Minnesota students’ blogs. …
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Our school encourages in our daily work and curricula a continuous emphasis on digital citizenship and digital safety; we practice citizenship in our classrooms, virtual and in reality. This discussion and practice we hope will carry over into our students’ personal choices, online and and off.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Check out the amazing towers. There was a lot learned about engineering, design, perseverance, balance, and working together as a team. The class is looking forward to our next engineering challenge. Let us know if you are an engineer that would like to skype with our class and teach.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I was pretty excited to introduce the Livescribe pen to my class prior to using it with our “little grade 2 buddies.” I think the Livescribe pen is an amazing tool but apparently, my Grade 10 students thought differently.
If you are unfamiliar with Livescribe pens check out this introductory Youtube video.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading... (No Ratings Yet)Loading...My eldest is in grade 12 this year and we’ve been talking a lot about “what next”. When I was in grade 12, my dad gave me some well-meaning but poor advice. At the time, I really enjoyed languages and thought I would like doing something in that field at university. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...On Wednesday February 27th I took part in a webinar from the Buck Institute about STEM PBL. The Buck Institute provides great training and resources for learning about and implementing project-based learning (PBL) in your classroom. I have taken part in two hands-on PBL training sessions about Project Based Learning with the Buck Institute (PBL 101 and PBL 201) in Red Deer and participated in a few of their webinars.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...*note: This post was originally posted on a blog I use with my students, but I thought some of my colleagues and readers here might find it interesting. I’m not finished with this topic.
This week I learned more about how important mistakes are when learning.…
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