At the start of each week I post a list of Resources to Start Off Your Week with at least two new additions that I will add to my favourite websites page (when applicable, resources will also be added in to my Manitoba resources page). 1 ) Ancient History Paradies by Mr. Nicky – A collection of 5 music videos that use popular (Top 40) music paradies to help students learn and remember information about ancient history – Topics include Greece, Rome, China, Egypt, and Mesopotamia – Perfect for the Manitoba Grade 8 Social Studies curriculum! *Similar idea to the Mr. Parr music videos… Read More
#TRSD32 Tweet Challenge of the Week
Ever since our division was encouraged to join Twitter at the end of September I have been trying to keep participation going by posting weekly “Tweet Challenges“. This week’s challenge is: #trsd32 tweet challenge of the week. Find a colleague who hasn’t tweeted in a while and send them some tweet encouragement! — Mrs T (@MissLwbt) November 2, 2015 Check out our previous weekly challenges as well: – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 6th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 13th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 19th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge… Read More
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Another weekend has passed and another week has begun! This past Friday saw our province’s teachers participating in multiple professional development sessions through #MTSPDDAY. As such, Twitter was a buzz with all sorts of new resources and ideas! At the start of each week I post a list of Resources to Start Off Your Week with at least two new additions that I will add to my favourite websites page (when applicable, resources will also be added in to my Manitoba resources page). 1 ) Stoodle – Virtual corkboard tool (similar idea to Padlet/Wallwisher) – Allows the creator to share their board through a link and users… Read More
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At the start of each week I post a list of Resources to Start Off Your Week with at least two new additions that I will add to my favourite websites page (when applicable, resources will also be added in to my Manitoba resources page). 1 ) Top 10 TED Talks on Digital Lives for Teachers – There are so many different aspects to consider when it comes to teachers and online use, especially social media. This video list covers everything from online filters and Twitter use to gender differences and cognitive surplus. – These videos are an awesome way to begin discussions about… Read More
#TRSD32 Tweet Challenge of the Week
Ever since our division was encouraged to join Twitter at the end of September I have been trying to keep participation going by posting weekly “Tweet Challenges“. This week’s challenge is: #trsd32 tweet challenge of the week. Share what #MTSPDDAY event you’re attending & see if they have a hashtag feed going! — Mrs T (@MissLwbt) October 19, 2015 Check out our previous weekly challenges as well: – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 6th – #TRSD32 Tweet Challenge for the Week of Oct 13th
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Today I am bringing back one of my favourite types of posts… one that I haven’t participated in since this time TWO years ago; Resources To Start Off Your Week! Who doesn’t love expanding their list of educational resources?? I know that as soon as I see a list of resources online my mind immediately starts turning on how I can incorporate and use these new and exciting ideas! At the start of each week I will post a list of Resources to Start Off Your Week with at least two new additions that I will add to my favourite websites… Read More
#TRSD32 is on Twitter!
On Monday, September 28th, our division brought in George Couros for our fall-time PD. George is an influential educator, speaker, consultant, blogger, tweeter, overall awesome guy and I am SO disappointed that I missed an opportunity to hear him speak to our teachers. In theory, I probably could have attended with Jaxson if I wanted to, but we also had an out-of-town doctor’s appointment on that day as well so it was not meant to be. One of the activities that George had our teacher’s participate in was joining Twitter! Yay! As someone who has been… Read More
October Currently
October is here and it is my favourite month of the year! This month includes my birthday, Thanksgiving, a long weekend for Manitoba teachers, Halloween, fall colours, football season, cool temperatures, and just overall awesomeness! Last month I missed the Currently post as I was at the hospital welcoming my first son, Jaxson 🙂 One month in, however, I am beginning to get a sense of routine and am back at it! I must admit, my Currently post is somewhat bland and doesn’t have a lot to share but it is all I have at the moment as… Read More
Our Curriculum Situation in 150 Words
On Saturday I shared my Curriculum Situation that I created for my Introduction to Curriculum class that I am currently enrolled in. While the entry that I created was specific for me, the assignment itself was collaborative and we were tasked with merging our situation with those of two other students in order to create one complete Curriculum Situation that we felt accurately represented us as a group. To complete this task we each created our own situations, like the one I shared, and then went through to determine where our similarities and differences laid. Once… Read More
Put Yourself In Their Shoes… Does The Adolescent Brain Allow That?
My favourite subject has always been history. As a child I loved going to museums, seeing artifacts from cultures and situations long past, watching documentaries, and reading books that included everything from Little House on the Prairie to Clan of the Cave Bear. When I reached post-secondary I majored in History and completed a double-minor in Geography and Geology so that I could understand as much as possible about a situation: – What happened? When did it happen? Why did it happen? (History) – Where did it happen? What was there then? What is there now? (Geography) –… Read More