Monthly Archives: July 2014

Physical and Chemical Demos

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As a way to teach about physical and chemical changes, and to incorporate scaffolding for the final chemistry fair, I designed my lesson with numerous demonstrations, exemplifying physical and chemical changes. I had students fill out a chart as I conducted … Continue reading

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Language Board Welcomes All

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We created a language board in our classroom to welcome all, from around the world, and those who spoke different languages. I asked students to go home and ask their parents and grandparents if they spoke any other languages besides … Continue reading

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Math Fun Five

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While teaching the geometry unit, I wanted to set up a routine for when it was time for math. To give students responsibility of being ready to learn, I used the Fun Five method. At the start of math class, … Continue reading

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French Verbathon

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Having the opportunity to teach French verb conjugations in my practicum, I wanted to incorporate as much music and games into my unit. As a result, I took the concept behind Verbathon  and created a verb game for students to learn the … Continue reading

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Growth and the Future

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I started my practicum with the goal of successful completion, different learning opportunities and a positive experience. Each week I was faced with different challenges, and obstacles. Each week, I overcame them which resulted in my growing as an individual, … Continue reading

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Christmas Fuzzies

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Revisiting the Warm Fuzzies,  for Christmas as a class, we conducted the Christmas Candy Cane Fuzzies. Students were given paper cut outs of candy canes and assigned one student that they had to write a Fuzzy to. This was a great … Continue reading

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The Final Goodbye

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I started my practicum with the goal of creating a community in my classroom, and building relationships. On my last day, from the messages I received from my students, the goodbyes we said, and the memories we shared, I was … Continue reading

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Chemistry Science Fair

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The objective of my grade 7 chemistry unit was to explore that chemistry is around us, and affects our daily lives. Throughout the unit, I covered topics relating while them to students lives. Each topic was followed either by a … Continue reading

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Connection

How is my inquiry related to my teaching philosophy?  My inquiry focuses on providing a balance between summative and formative assessment. My teaching philosophy focuses on nurturing creativity, questioning, self-regulation and passion through the building of a community. How are … Continue reading

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Inquiry Paper

Focus and Question: The focus of this inquiry will be on assessment. It will evaluate the methods associated with assessment of learning, and assessment for learning, also referred to as summative and formative assessment. This inquiry will attempt to establish … Continue reading

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