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Without ever having had sketchnoting defined in my life, I was already doing it. I have always been a pen and paper kind of notetaker, where I always believed (mind you this could be placebo) that you retain more information when writing rather than typing. Through my undergraduate degree, I was contantly writing notes. From…
With the use and integration of technology not only in schools but also in everyday life, I believe as adults we are responsible for teaching young people what their digital footprint is. As I began to think more about digital literacy and privacy, I thought of what I would want to know as a student….
I went into today’s class with a really open mind, and looking forward to learning about ed camps. And I was pleasently surprised! Even though virtual, I found the conversations to be engaging and thoughtful. Since the structure of Ed Camps makes it so that you “choose your own adventure”, the attendees in a room…
Jeanette Wing, a computer science researcher from Columbia University deifned computational thinking as “a way of solving problems, designing systems, and understanding human behavior by drawing on the concepts of computer science.” When we look at this through a learning and teaching lens, we think of problem solving. How will my students learn to break…
The SAMR Model – As I looked further into assistive tech, I found the SAMR model (substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition model) to be a great way to break down tech use. Dr. Ruben Puentedura came up with this model, outlining how we can incoorporate tech into our classrooms. There are the four steps, and these four steps…
For the Pro-D day on February 13th, I attended the talk NFB K-12: More than Just Great Canadian Films! We dove into the National Film Board (NFB) of Canada, and the resources it has for education. From diverse films, to mini lessons, NFB has a wide variety of resources that I think will be extremely…
Those three little words ‘inquiry-based learning’ really seem to get thrown around a lot in teaching. Almost like the magic recipe to teaching adolescents, keeping them engaged, and making learning meaningful. So we dig deeper into it: what is it, how is it done, and is it really manageable in our classrooms? What is inquiry-based…
Oh AI, how you have really come in and flipped our world upside down. It really seems like something you can’t escape; our social media feeds have AI generated content, our search engines are giving us AI summaries, our music listening algorithms are being fed into a personalized AI DJ, just to name the first…
Through learning about H5P, a few things came up. Firstly, making educational videos can sometimes be a struggle, as keeping them engaging while not over-stimulating is a fine balance. Myself, I remember one of the biggest resources I used in chemistry and calculus 3 and 4 was Khan Academy. It was a great resource for…
Planning is a big theme when it comes to teacher education. Year plans, unit plans, lesson plans, lab plans, project plans, assessment plans and individualized education plans – just to name a few. I absolutely love a good plan (I’ve been told as a virgo this is quite common), but sometimes I wonder how much…