From Content to Community
Relatable Content While I started out by trying to find an exciting and engaging way to present content from teacher…
From Theory to Practice: Practicum
The application from theory to practice that framed my philosophy and commitment to my student’s education was unsurprisingly an evolutionary…
Constructing Community
Eric Schaps in “Creating Caring School Communities” outlines succinctly the process, challenges, and outcomes of community building in schools, but…
Yesterday, Today, One Hundred Years from Now, One Thousand Years ago…
Its one thing to try to put yourself in the shoes of our ancestors a hundred years in the past,…
Peer Reflection
Given the particularly individualized nature of my inquiry; that is to say that making content relatable often lies in the…
Helping Students Find Relevance
Robin Roberson has an awesome quote from Deirdre Wilson Dan Sperber (co-authors on Relevance Theory) in her article “Helping Students…
Citizenship over Tourism in the Classroom
H. Jerome Freiberg in the article “From Tourist to Citizens in the Classroom” tackles the critical nature of creating an experiential…
Identifying opportunities to learn
In between the process of reflecting on my own inquiry question, completing a whirlwind of assignments, and almost becoming totally…
Primary Resources for Students and Teachers
Collections Canada is an amazing resource database but also just an amazing thing. Contained in that digital archive, thousands…