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Co-Teaching Strategies
Lead and Support: In my experience this is often the most common strategy for co-teaching, as it requires less collaboration time. If the teachers alternate the roles regularly, it can be beneficial for the (current) supporting teacher to learn from … Continue reading
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Classroom Management
1-2-3 Magic This strategy of classroom management focuses on a “no emotion, no talk” and works to have teachers “count” undesirable behaviours leading to a time out. This strategy coupled with positive reinforcement of desirable behaviours is stated to have … Continue reading
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Response to Intervention (RTI)
Through a self guided Pro-D I explored RTI and how I could use the information to guide my own practice. Mary Howard’s “RTI: From all Sides What Every Teacher Needs to Know” critically analyzes the practice of RTI in schools … Continue reading
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The Feelings Book and Self-Regulation
At the beginning of our self-regulation unit, we read The Feelings Book and acted out the different emotions and discussed the four zones of regulation. I then gave each student an emotion to represent with a Todd Parr style painting. … Continue reading
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Social and Emotional Learning Resource Finder
The following is a resource website that was put together by The Edith Lando Charitable Foundation and the UBC Faculty of Education. It is a large collection of resources for educators and other people who work with children and youth. … Continue reading
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Science Inquiry
In Science we researched local animals. The students chose which animal they wanted to study and created “I wonder…” questions. The unit was focused on building the skills of researching, note taking and presenting rather than the specific information about … Continue reading
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Building Resilience in Anxious Students
The following is a link to a blog I put together during my teacher education program which looks at how teachers can help build resilience in anxious children. https://blogs.ubc.ca/btravis/
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Professional Inquiry Process
A teacher must ask questions regarding their practice. Often things are done in a certain way solely because that is the way it has always been. It is important to get out of this cycle by questioning what we do and … Continue reading
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Areas of Recent Growth
Through practicum I grew immensely! I was lucky enough to have a great support system with my school advisor, faculty advisor and the school community. I felt that one of the things I grew most with was classroom management. Going … Continue reading
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