NEW – SD36 Core Competency Webpage – https://corecompetencies36.com/ NEW – Video explaining the self-assessment of core competencies
The new curriculum from the perspective of a university prof
Found this post by Lizanne Foster on the Facebook page for the Surrey Teachers Association: If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the information about the new curriculum, this blog written by a prof at a university is a brilliant synopsis not only of the curriculum but also of a post secondary institutions’ perspective of the […]
Core Competency Poster ‘Head’ Jpegs
Thank you Ester for creating these images for us! These images will make great additions to your handouts, assignments, websites, etc and help students notice the core competencies embedded in their learning. Core Competency Poster Head Jpeg – shared Google Drive folder
I think, therefore I learn
Thinking is intricately connected to content; and for every type or act of thinking, we can discern levels or performance. – Making Thinking Visible: Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church and Karin Morrison A lot of the new curriculum is about engaging deeply with content. The learning outcomes have been reduced, and the Ministry has introduced “Big […]
Try something different and let something go!
On October 26th, a group from our school spent the evening together with a sell-out audience at REC. Faye Brownlie facilitated our discussion around Learning by Design (see slides here). We talked about UNDERSTANDING. What does it really mean and what does it look like? There were discussion on Universal Design for Learning, Backwards Design […]
Guided Inquiry Design – Oct. 25 Article Discussion
The discussion starts at lunch time October 25th but it doesn’t need to end there. Join or continue the discussion by commenting on this post.
Lunch & Learn Oct. 13 – Building and Finding Resources
The next Lunch & Learn is Thurs. Oct. 13 in B302. The topic is: resources for teachers and students to use with the resigned curriculum. Shannon will show you how to and where to access district resources for articles, information, video streaming etc. As well as some other tips on gathering, creating and saving from […]
Role of curriculum coordinator
For those that are asking…this video was made with Powtoon, Youtube and Snagit. It was then mashed together with Pinnacle studio.
“Gallery Walk” with Questions to Introduce Process of Inquiry
Seeing as I just finished trying something today and yesterday, I thought I’d add this post. I was driving my daughter to school and she was sharing about what her teacher was doing to teach on the process of inquiry. It was so simple that I thought I’d borrow from it. I had also happened […]
Lunch and Learn is up and running!
Join us on Wednesday the 28th to find out about this awesome, interactive blog Shannon Maion prepped for us! On Thursday, October 13th we’ll be getting together to learn about nifty e-resources to help us tackle the some of the changes we’re making with the redesigned curriculum. October 25th, we’ll discuss the transition from Traditional Research […]