The art and poetry behind and beyond the photo: Today we are taking a look at art and poetry! There are tons of examples of poetry related to different art pieces, whether it be paintings or photographs; there are options to teach students about it. For example, we have the Ophelia Shakespearean Tragedy, some students…
This week we talked about coding and gamification. We had Kara Dawson from district 71 come in to guest lecture; she talked about teaching the curriculum with Minecraft Education (https://education.minecraft.net/en-us). Minecraft Education helps build creativity, strengthens solving problem solving skills, support collaboration, and brings learning to life. Minecraft Education has pre built worlds which contain…
Why certain things were captured: Part Two Now that we have introduced in the last post about how there are always stories to photos and art, we are going to dive into learning more about the photos that were taken and the time that surrounds them. This week we are looking at why and what…
This week we discussed theories and models for the classroom. In the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b5yvgKQdqE it talked about the SAMR model. The SAMR model goes over S: substitution which is when tech acts as a direct substitute with no functional change so instead of a student using pen and paper they could use speech to text…
Why Certain Things Were Captured Part One – It is important to remember when looking at pictures and art of history that there is always a story behind them; and that story is most of the time depicted but the winner of the story not by the loser. I am sure you have heard of the…
This week I really enjoyed being able to go even more in depth on the resources available on the Focused Education website. I enrolled in both the Digital Classroom for K-7 and the NFB K-12: More than Just Great Canadian Films lectures. Learning about the website’s options to fit learners’ needs was great to see…
This week we had a special speaker, Ana Galac from SD62. Ms. Galac talked to us about what kind of hardware and software that is available to teachers in SD62. I really enjoyed learning about all the hardware’s and software’s available to us as future teachers. For example, Ms. Galac discussed how all schools have…
For this week, we are taking a look at photography tips (for beginners!) I was interested in doing some research on how I can make my photos look their best, so this week I did some research on helpful beginner tips. Below you can find some of my favorites! To take engaging photos, you need…
This week we went to the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry (PSII). At PSII we learnt about how the school works, how the school and workload is laid out, and how the students like going there. PSII is an engaging school that allows students to take charge of their learning. During my time at…
I enjoyed learning about AI from district teacher leader Darcy Mcnee, although I am not an advocate for AI. I believe that there are pros and cons to AI. Sometimes it can be used to help students or just people in general to complete tasks or learn more effectively, but I do not think AI…