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Teachers are learners first, who design learning experiences that are driven by student choice.  Educators must be co-learners, curators, sharers of thinking, networkers and connectors, makers, critically literate learners and models of diversity.

Will Richardson, 2015

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The End Goal of Experiential Learning for students is to develop a mindset for active citizenship.

Modern Learners require “global knowledge, sensitivity to and respect for other cultures, active involvement in addressing issues of human and environmental sustainability’  (Fullan, 2014). When engaging with, and learning as a global citizen inside or outside the classroom a social justice lens through culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy must be part of the learning environment. When we support modern learning we support risk taking, and spaces for creative problem solving where all learners have agency, and responsibility for themselves and others.

YRDSB Modern Learning

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Pitching NGO ideas for funding opportunities

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Presented to Grade 10 "funders" who selected the pitches to be awarded grant startup money.

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Making critical connections to World Politics                                                                         Is the United Nations the ideal organization for solving world conflict and creating peace and stability in today’s international political climate? (Consider: What are the strengths and weaknesses?  What changes might make it more effective? 

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Making critical connections to World Politics                                                                         Is the United Nations the ideal organization for solving world conflict and creating peace and stability in today’s international political climate? (Consider: What are the strengths and weaknesses?  What changes might make it more effective? 

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This may be the single most simple question that has the world's most complicated answer but I'll do my best. The United Nations is a compromise. This is basically the best we can do in the world we live in as we are not a unified people, we still have nations, borders, and countries. When we have a room full of over a hundred representatives working towards the goals and well-being of THEIR people then we know that a true consensus with full support will never be meet. although that may have been a downside, the United ations is the shining example of human interaction and may very well bring humanity to its next era.  It's been theorized that if all of humankind worked together towards a common goal we could solve almost and challenge but to this date the UN is the largest collection of potential the greatest minds humanity has to offer.This organization can be used as the tool for our future not just as a species but as a civilization.

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I liked this activity a lot. I believe it was very valuable and I would love to do more projects just like that. But I would change the way we find the resolution, in this model we ended up voting to send the issue to the General Council. Pretending to be in the shoes of the countries or people in these situations helps you understand the problem 100% more. I now have a greater knowledge of the crisis in Syria, and I will be able to speak about this crisis because of my now known knowledge of all the facts and positions of many countries. Therefore, I believe that this activity was very valuable and was a great way to learn about the world problems.

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...a great way to learn about current political events because it is almost a real life experience so it is engaging for everyone, it would be fun to be a delegate from a country like Russia and be able to disagree with everything that everyone is saying and be a big obstacle in the resolution.

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STUDENT REFLECTION:                                                                                  What is the value of a simulation of real world political events?

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STUDENT REFLECTION:                                                                                  What is the value of a simulation of real world political events?

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...Real world politics are taking place within the simulation. The situation in Syria and Iraq is a real life event with many real people dying ... I am now far more connected to these people as I felt responsible for their lives ...As a person, I now understand better the hardships of the people of the affected areas and that is the true value I can take away from this simulation.

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APPLYING TO PRIME MINISTER'S YOUTH COUNCIL

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APPLYING TO PRIME MINISTER'S YOUTH COUNCIL

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How connecting learning expectations to real world issues and a simulation improves student learning.

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PITCHING NGO CONCEPTS TO GRADE 10 "FUNDERS"

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PITCHING NGO CONCEPTS TO GRADE 10 "FUNDERS"

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The value of an authentic learning activity - applying to the Prime Minister's Youth Advisory Council

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MODEL UN SIMULATION EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF ALEPPO

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MODEL UN SIMULATION EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF ALEPPO

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Engagement goes up, performance excels when students find relevance in their work. How? Offering students choice and flexibility in content and products.

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Evaluating authentic learning

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Application to the Prime Minister's Youth Council.

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Application to the Prime Minister's Youth Council.

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On top of the daily experience of following, reflecting and analyzing the US election as it unfolded, we included a number of authentic learning activities and summatives this semester:
1. Students applied to the Prime Minister's Youth Council
2. A Model UN that happened in real time with the UN debate negotiating a ceasefire in the city of Aleppo.
3. Designing and pitching concepts for new Canadian NGO to a grade 10 Civics class.

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History/Politics focus 2016/2017

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In education, student engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught, which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in their education.                                       The Glossary of Education Reform 

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In education, student engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught, which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in their education.                                       The Glossary of Education Reform 

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Grounding authentic learning in pedagogical theory.

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Grounding authentic learning in pedagogical theory.