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Sharing successes and challenges through teaching while becoming a (hopefully) published author.
Functional Closure Part 3: More Digital Resouces
Functional Closure Part 3: More Digital Resources. This post explores a few digital resources that I use (Esti-mysteries, Jam Board, and Book Creator) as well as a few specific apps in Office365 (Sway, Forms, and Word). It will be the last in my digital technology series unless I get specific questions that I feel I can answer. As alway, I hope this is helpful. I know we can make it through this challenging time.
Planning for a Functional Closure? Want to know what it is? Let me help!
Are you planning for a functional closure…or wondering what a functional closure is? This blog post will explain what I know so far and provide some support to educators. I share some of my favourite digital resources and what I am sending home next week so that my students are prepared. We can do this if we support each other!
Draft 1 Done: 40 000+ Words
40 000+ words in ONE month! The first draft of my education book Less is More is complete. The rewrites have already begun, but having a complete draft feels good. This post also includes an excerpt from the introduction chapter and invites you to help me plan workshops for the STA and the MyPITA conference in the fall.
New Book Idea: Less is More…a guide to building meaningful hands-on cross curricular lessons
Are you enjoying my hands-on cross curricular lessons? So are many other people and it has inspired me! Here is the initial concept for a book I am working on. Less is More: A guide to building meaningful hands-on cross curricular lessons. Feedback and questions are welcome…Would this be a book you would want to read?
Reader Request: Hands-On Forestry Stations AND a Few Extra Activities… (Cross Curricular)
How do you make resources more hands-on? Run stations! Here is an outline of forestry stations I ran in my grade 5/6 class as well as a framework for designing your own stations. I also include a few additional forestry activities. Get messy! Play! Have fun!
Picture Books Part 5: Pre-Reading Strategies
Three pre-reading strategies to try. Examples are all books that could be used for exploring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th.
Picture Books Part 3: How to Choose the Right Book…
How do you choose the perfect picture book? This post will give you strategies to find books to use as anchor texts for lessons.
Picture Books Part 2: 3 Books to Start the Year
3 picture books to start the year. Could be used in the intermediate or the primary classroom. A call for the importance of diverse books so that kids can see themselves reflected in literature.
Refugee Novels & Graphic Novels
This blog post shares several novels about the refugee experience that intermediate students have connected with.