What Stage? What Happened? My science presentation was something that I didn’t particularly enjoy. It was the culmination of two weeks of built-up stress, delayed flights, and anxiety. It ended up being an okay presentation, my classmates told me they liked it, and my roommates, to whom I presented it, also said they thought...
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My Experience I have never been much of the crafting type, the smell of hot glue gives me a headache, and I have no clue how to braid. That said, I thoroughly enjoyed the creation of my Story Vine following the Story of Robert Munsch’s “Paper Bag Princess.” Now my vine is not the...
Creating My Worldview...
Description At Marysville, we were fortunate enough to experience using stop-motion video with a real-time Grade 3 class. We were given a group where we received limited instruction besides incorporating the students’ desk pets into the videos on what to do, we weren’t given firm criteria, and this allowed our group to let their...
Wowie Zowie This week’s class topic is ‘Innovation in Education’. Describe the SD#5 Design Lab. How does it fit in with ‘Innovation in Education’? What stood out to you? Which activities did you choose to do? How do you envision using this space with a class? What sort of project would you choose to do?...
What does Digital Curation mean to Curating and organinzing has always been something that I have always struggled with. Growing up I was always the kid who had an unorganized desk, and the one who would shove papers directly into a backpack, never to be seen again. Having poor organizational skills and ADHD made...
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Gamification of Chess. One of the things that resonated with me in week 9’s class was how impactful gamification can be. And I think this is a technique I can use to get kids hooked into chess. Although I have talked about how chess really fits into the curricular competencies such as critical thinking,...
Chess in the classroom After finishing my Midway Meeting Ali, she had the really great idea of collaborating with some older grades to help design the checkerboard pattern. If you have been viewing any of my past posts, you will know it has been a struggle to get a base for my checkerboard. There...
