“How could I say I was all about learning and then use nonlearning factors (such as punctuality, effort, and attitude) to influence student grades? How could I claim to recognize that some students take longer to learn, but then go about grading every move my students made?” (Schimmer, p.2).
Start the New Year with Book Club !
Friday, January 6th, in B302 (Shannon’s room) Chapters 1-3. Bring one or two questions for discussion to the meeting. These questions will be written on a post-it note at the meeting and sorted into similar question groups. The group will then use these as discussion points. If we run out of time, discussion can continue […]
Interactive Notebook – Lunch and Learn Dec. 13th
On December 13th Stacey Joyce will be presenting at lunch and learn, in B302, about her experiences with using interactive notebooks with her science 10A class. This teaching tool is not just for science but useful across most curriculum areas. Check out this link to find out more about interactive notebooks. See Stacey in room […]
The Chicken or the egg??????
Good morning Panthers, Mike Eckert and Mr Gallacher are excited to report the findings from our cross curricular experience of the Scientific Method. Question to ponder: Which group reported a greater understanding? The grade 8’s that were taught the historical significance surrounding the creator and the evolution of the Method (The Why) or the 8’s that […]
TWINE – A cross-curricular legend in the making! (Or maybe just a fun way to engage kids.)
Remember “Choose Your own Adventure” books? Interested in helping students engage in writing? Ready to go cross-curricular and do some coding? Interested in Aboriginal Ways of Knowing? If you answered any of these questions, then we want you to join us for a Lunch and Learn on Thursday, November 24th. Steve Balanuik will share a fun tool […]
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 […]
…very insightful Ted Talk on the education system
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 […]
Lunchtime at LTSS
…great turnout at our first lunch and learn!!!