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Sample annotated teaching philosophies

In January 2014, I gave students in my class the opportunity to revise their teaching philosophy as a final assignment.  They were asked to annotate their philosophy statement to indicate how it had changed through the learning they had done … Continue reading

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May 19 & 26: In-Class Activity (Core Knowledge)

Source: Dias, P. (1992). Cultural literacy, national curriculum: What (and how) does every Canadian student really need to know? English Quarterly, 24(3-4), 10-19. On your own, READ the following: • p.10-11 (excluding the last sentence on page 11) • p.14 … Continue reading

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Resources: Credibility of Website

Stanford Guidelines for Web Credibility http://credibility.stanford.edu/guidelines/index.html Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything – Critical Evaluation of Websites http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html

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Resources: Wikipedia

Useful Wikipedia Resources for Beginner Users Editing Tutorial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial Editing Basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU5Ga_Yz8ZU Adding Links and References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IYYx-K4u9A (3.14 mins) Talk pages – what they are and how to use them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU5Ga_Yz8ZU

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