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Week 11: Coding

This week’s guest speaker was Rich McCue, he helped us understand how coding is used and what coding looks like in the classroom. I can see how fun coding is for students to understand computers. During this past year, I… Continue Reading →

Week 10: Minecraft & Gamification

This week’s guest speaker, Heidi James, spoke about Minecraft and how she uses it in the classroom. This is a part of education that I feel the most disconnected from, so I have a lot to learn. Heidi painted a… Continue Reading →

Week 9: Apps for Teaching & Learning

This week our guest speaker and volunteer from BCEDAccess, Chantelle, spoke about the diversity of needs in the classroom and the assistive technologies worth considering as teachers. Having access to different apps and technologies can create a more inclusive classroom… Continue Reading →

Week 7: Rethinking Inquiry & Living Tiny

This past week Trevor Mackenzie, inquiry-based learning guru, re-inspired me to keep on this teaching path.  Navigating a program that is all about connection during an isolating time has been interesting, but the energy Trevor has sparked my curiosity in… Continue Reading →

Week 4 Reflection: Inquiry

This week’s guest was Jeff Hopkins, Founder and Principal Educator of PSII, who chatted with us about inquiry-based learning. During his conversation, I slowly began to understand more about the inquiry process and the role a teacher can play in… Continue Reading →

Week 3 Reflection: Innovation in Education

Our speaker this week was Jesse Miller, he opened my mind to the importance of social media in education and the consequences if not used properly. Understanding the risks of privacy when using social media I am now more aware… Continue Reading →

Week 2 Reflection: Copy right, Creative Commons

This week I learned that I have been an internet thief since I started taking pictures from google in middle school, but I am on the road to redeem myself! After reading our Copyright and Copyleft article, learning about Creative… Continue Reading →

Week 1 Reflection: Most Likely To Succeed Film

The Most Likely to Succeed film was eye-opening looking at a different way to educate students. I really like the idea of free inquiry and facilitating learning rather than the traditional memorize and regurgitate format. Although I have never been… Continue Reading →

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