One of the classes that I am taking this year for my education degree is Teaching of Aboriginal Studies, which I’ve posted about previously over the past few weeks. (For my followers who are from other countries, this course has actually been a Provincially-mandated requirement for all educators in Manitoba since 2008.) Today we discussed Understanding the Integration of Aboriginal Perspectives through Theory and I was especially intrigued by our highlight of the traditional Aboriginal view of education. As I will be entering the workforce (fingers crossed) within the year this discussion really encouraged me to examine specific aspects… Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 36
This week I found a really neat resource thanks to a fellow student teacher as well as a great science resource that is developed for the Manitoba Curriculum! As always, I will be adding these to my lists of resources on my Fav Websites page. 1 ) Sporcle– Sporcle is an online database of fun quizzes and trivia games on a multitude of different subjects. There are many educational quizzes that could be a great in-class activity to put up on the SMART Board, an activity for those students who are done early or even be used… Read More
Science Course Outline
The following is a theoretical course outline developed for my Science Methods class. It is designed around the Senior 1 (Grade 9) Manitoba curriculum. Available on Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bwf6KR9URrBaeGFVWEpTTHlvTWc Some things I tried to incorporate while creating this outline: – “Backwards by Design” planning – Assessment breakdown that follows the new MB Provincial Report Cards – Incorporating information that speaks to views similar to those in the division I am student teaching in – Creating a culture of respect in the classroom This is the first course outline I’ve created so I would love feedback! ** It is important… Read More
200 Follower Giveaway Winner!
After a whirlwind few days my 200 Follower Giveaway is officially over! I was fortunate enough to have the love and support of some amazing ladies who sponsored this giveaway and offered up some wonderful prizes. Please check out their blogs if you haven’t already. Our winner is… Silvia! Congrats Silvia, I am sending an email your way 🙂 Thank you to everyone who entered and supported me through this!
8th Fire Documentary Series Wordle
The following is a Wordle completed for my Aboriginal Studies course which summarizes some of the main topics, issues and people discussed on the 8th Fire Documentary series. I’ve also written a Learning Log on 8th Fire as well as attended a talk at our university by the series’ host, Wab Kinew.
WBT Blog Bug Highlight: WBT Classrooms!
I think it is safe to say that us teachers are back into our regular school routines at this point. My American followers have been at school for over a month already while my fellow Canadians have now had a solid two weeks back in the classroom. As some of you may know I am in my LAST year of university before I become a certified teacher and, as such, I am living vicariously through all of you as you posted beautiful pictures of your classrooms. (I even posted about my “Dream Classroom” because I was feeling left out).… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! Road Block
So I have to admit that I have been conflicted over the past few weeks regarding what to post for my Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday posts. With the Whole Brain Teaching Certification program beginning this summer there was a huge jump in forum activity about a variety of topics as well as new activities and strategies being introduced by the WBT team but yet I still couldn’t figure out what to write about. If you have checked out my Whole Brain Teaching Certification tab at the top of the screen you’ll notice that I have previously written almost 20… Read More
200 Follower Giveaway!!
I can’t believe that in only two short months I’ve gained another 100 followers and I’m now at200 Followers!! With my education degree finishing up in a little over seven months I am finding that I am wanting to blog more and more to share what I’m learning in my last classes. I’ve also been able to share my blogging experience with other students in my faculty, which has been very rewarding! Each day I am able to network with more teachers from all over the world and I have learned so much about the field of education… Read More
8th Fire Documentary Series: It's Time
The following is a Learning Log completed for my Aboriginal Studies course on “It’s Time“, a portion of the 8th Fire documentary series. “To the approximately 80,000 living former students, and all family members and communities, the government of Canada now recognizes that it was wrong to forcibly remove children from their homes and we apologize for having done this.” – Stephen Harper, June 11, 2008 As I watched the T.V segment “It’s Time”, from the 8th Fire documentary series, I found myself experiencing a wide range of emotions. I laughed along with Howie Miller’s comedic approach to some… Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 35
Today is a very exciting Monday because I just reached 200 Followers, yay! I am currently working on a great giveaway celebration that I will post about later this week (probably tomorrow because I am pretty excited). In the mean time, here are some neat resources I just found this week. As always, I will be adding them to my lists of Fav Websites. 1 ) Go Social Studies Go– G.S.S.G is a website that has content organized and developed by actual Social Studies teachers as a means of engaging the different types of learners we find in… Read More