Today marks the first Monday in June which means that school will be finishing up in just a few short weeks! While many teachers around here are eagerly anticipating these last few weeks so they can finish up their year and begin their summer holidays, I am excited because it means I will get access to my first classroom!! I can’t wait to start organizing and putting my mark on my future classroom 🙂 I have already been told that major renovations will be taking place in the room beside me so I am hoping that doesn’t cause too… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 65: Video Edition
As I prepare for my first year in the classroom I have been thinking seriously about my personal philosophy of education and what my role is as a teacher. As part of this, I have been conferencing with my school principal and colleagues at “S-School”, reflecting on my development since I entered the Faculty of Education, exploring various edu-blogs, and reading through education news articles from around the world. This week, instead of posting my regular annotated selection of classroom resources, I want to share some of my favourite online videos that get me thinking about… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 64
Okay so I realize that it is technically Tuesday… not Monday… but I got swept up with the busy schedule of the long weekend and forgot to post yesterday! The good news is that we have finally started seeding our fields so my fiance, father-in-law and our extended family had a busy weekend cultivating and beginning to seed. They also had to move our cattle from the yard out to the various pastures as well so they were working VERY hard over the long weekend. For me, the weekend consisted of getting caught up on housework,… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 63
It is Monday and a kick-off to my busy weeks of substitute teaching! I am officially finished my student teaching placement but have been very lucky to have been booked EVERY DAY for the next three weeks for substitute teaching at various schools in “T-Division” and “M-Division”. I have also started prepping for my first classroom(s) which will start in the fall. As part of that, I’ve been finding some great resources that I feel go towards creating a culture of respect and safe learning environment. As always, I will be adding these to my lists of resources… Read More
Interactions with Ecosystems Resources
I have officially started planning for my first classroom which will start in September! I don’t have my full teaching schedule yet, as a few things need to still be worked out, but I know that I will for sure have Grade 7 Science. As such, I’ve started my year planning and hope to have everything planned out for the full Grade 7 course by May 18th. Of course, things will change around once I meet my students and get to understand their needs and interests, but I want to prepare as much as possible. I Spy an… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 62
Today is my first Resources To Start Off Your Week post as an official teacher! Ok, well I don’t officially start until the fall but I am still very excited so I think it still counts 🙂 This week I’ve found three general resources that can be used for a variety of subjects and topics. As always, I will be adding these to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. 1 ) How To Create An Awesome Infographic– Infographics are sprouting up everywhere online and they can be a great addition to any lesson. With infographics… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 61
Happy Monday everyone! Does it look like Spring yet where you are? Here in Manitoba, Mondays are getting pretty depressing as we are starting ANOTHER week with snow 🙁 I have about a ten-by-ten patch in my yard where it has melted but in most areas we still have well over a foot of snow still. Here’s hoping that spring catches up soon! The good news is that we still have awesome ed resources to make us smile 🙂 As always, I will be adding these to my list of resources under the Fav Websites heading. Good Video… Read More
Resources To Start Off Your Week 60
I was going through my email account this weekend and found some emails with resources from over two years ago that I had saved for future reference! I guess it pays to go back and double check through your online files haha. This week I have three different resources that could be a great addition to a Social Studies or English classroom. As always, I will be adding these to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading at the top of the page. 1 ) Top Documentary Films– Top Documentary Films has compiled over 1000 documentaries, … Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 59
Last week I missed my Resources to Start Off Your Week post as I was home sick with the stomach flu, but I am happy to say I am feeling much better and back at it! I’ve used both of these resources in my classroom either during this current student teaching placement or in my previous placements and can say that they are definitely keepers. As always, I will be adding these to my lists of resources under the Fav Websites heading. 1 ) Jamendo– Jamendo has one of the world’s largest collections of royalty-free music clips. Songs can… Read More
Digital Identity: The Big Bad Web & Why It Needs You
*This blog post is the second portion of a two-part collaborative post between myself and Mary Bertram. Head over to her blog, Prairie Inspiration, to see the first portion of this post on digital identity, online presence and reasons to join the online education community. _________________________________________________________ When you Google yourself are you happy with what you find?* Does the search bring up pages that reflect you as a professional or are the pages not even about you? Perhaps your search for “Jane Doe” brings up “Jane Doe” from Tennessee who has unprofessional taste in life choices… how do… Read More