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Glows and Grows Writing Conferencing Feedback

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Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox Writing Task

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Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox - Fall 2024 Intermediate School Wide Write

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Indigenous Book List for Catholic Social Teaching

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Indigenous Book List for Catholic Social Teaching

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A game for practicing what we've learned in UFLI Foundations

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Inclusive Design Unit Plan and Resource Package (ADST Grade 6/7)

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Inclusive Design Unit Plan and Resource Package (ADST Grade 6/7)

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Coding Unit Plan (Grade 6/7 ADST Module)

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Coding Unit Plan (Grade 6/7 ADST Module)

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A Brief Introduction to Science of Reading Strategies

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A Brief Introduction to Science of Reading Strategies

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Editable templates: Triangulation of Data

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Editable templates: Triangulation of Data

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Core Competency Student Self-Assessment and Reflection

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Kept on the desk with a folder if students were absent, or sent home before students went on an extended vacation.

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Door signs for when we were "project-ing" or completing assessments quietly.

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Students were paid weekly for their jobs and could redeem their pay cheques for their choice of reward.

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Advertisement and Display for Classroom Jobs

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Seeking Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation: Come to the Fire

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Seeking Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation: Come to the Fire

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Learning Ladder Sample from Sharlene Weingart

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Learning Ladder Sample from Sharlene Weingart

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A learning ladder for My Math Path (Grade 4)

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Oct. 22 - Weaving the Ways, Unpacking the Harm

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PEDAGOGY that embraces Indigenous ways of knowing are fostered by approaches to teaching and learning that include purposeful thinking about people, places and processes.

The word Etuaptmumk, or Two-Eyed Seeing, communicates the belief that the most beneficial outcome occurs when we consider multiple perspectives in understanding and exploring ideas. Two-Eyed Seeing helps us to acknowledge the idea of wholeness, a part of many Indigenous knowledge systems: seeing things through Indigenous perspectives (represented as one whole eye), while also seeing western ways of knowing (also represented as a whole eye), inviting these two eyes to work together as they do in binocular vision.

A weaving back and forth between knowledge systems that embrace a flow between the strengths of the two ways, to best suit the circumstances, strengthens the approach further.

The First Nations, Métis and Inuit Professional Learning website provides educators with supports and tools to design and facilitate professional learning. It offers curricular resources that build capacity, engage learners and build paths toward reconciliation through education.

The Learning to Do pillar webpage provides a wide range of professional tools and supports that engage you in professional learning to support curricular programming. This webpage includes features to help you self-assess your capacity and a photo resource gallery with numerous links to sources, websites and resources.

This gallery includes Grades 1-12 Curricular Resources in Moodle folders that are correlated to specific subject areas and grade levels. These folders include resources and activities specific to learning outcomes in core subjects. Each folder can be downloaded and imported into a Moodle server.

Supporting Pedagogies

The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (JHC) engaged in a collaborative pilot project with five schools in Edmonton Catholic and Edmonton Public Schools called Advancing Reconciliation in Education. One of their goals was to create safe spaces for Indigenous students and their peers to discuss, recommend and develop student-led initiatives that promote reconciliation in their schools and communities. One of the outcomes of the project was a toolkit that provides administration and teachers with a framework to introduce these important topics in the classroom. It is intended for grades 5 to 12 and each section has links to the Alberta Program of Studies. Access the toolkit and more information about the project here.

The Brain Architecture Game is a tabletop simulation experience that explains the role of early life experiences on brain development. D esigned to demonstrate how early life experiences, genetics and environment all interact to influence brain development, this game highlights the important role of creating cultures of belonging in schools to support all learners.

The focus of this four-part series is to address the question: "How do I develop appreciation and respect for First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture, history and worldview in my classroom?" Debbie Mineault provides a unique experience combining personal insights and infusion of First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture and language using Alberta's programs of study, Our Words Our Ways and other resources. In this archived webinar series you have the opportunity to deepen your awareness of cultural beliefs that affect teacher choices.

The Learning Circle has been produced to help meet Canadian educators' growing need for elementary-level learning exercises on First Nations. It is the first in a series of four classroom guides on First Nations in Canada. Because First Nations are culturally diverse, the information in this activity book does not necessarily apply to all groups. To learn more about a particular First Nation and to get help with learning activities, teachers are encouraged to consult local Elders, cultural education centres or friendship centres. Also visit the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Kids' Stop website for additional information.

The Learning Circle is organized in thematic units, each with its own teaching activities. Units are designed to give teachers and students simple but effective exercises, projects and activities that will encourage students to learn more about First Nations. Educators can follow some of the exercises as stand-alone units on First Nations topics, or integrate them with existing curricula on Aboriginal peoples. This resource can be accessed online on the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada website by clicking on the title, as well as in PDF format by clicking on the image.

The Learning Circle has been produced to help meet Canadian educators' growing need for elementary-level learning exercises on First Nations. This is the second in a series of four classroom guides on First Nations in Canada. This resource can be accessed online on the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada website by clicking on the title, as well as in PDF format by clicking on the image.

The Learning Circle has been produced to help meet Canadian educators' growing need for elementary-level learning exercises on First Nations. This is the third in a series of four classroom guides on First Nations in Canada. This resource can be accessed online on the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada website by clicking on the title, as well as in PDF format by clicking on the image.

Five Voices of Aboriginal Youth in Canada is the product of a series of 15 interviews from five different Aboriginal communities across Canada-three youth in each community. As an interdisciplinary, student-centred educational unit, this document is designed to enhance the understanding non-Aboriginal students have regarding issues and realities facing First Nations and Inuit youth today. The depth and complexity of the issues, history and cultures of First Nations and Inuit are not completely presented in these narratives. It is recommended that educators and students pursue and investigate additional resources to deepen and broaden their understanding.

The educational activities in this booklet meet many of the aims and goals of provincial curriculum for Aboriginal studies. The material has been designed for Grade 9 and 10 students, but can also be applied at other grade levels where Aboriginal studies and themes are taught. This resource can be accessed online on the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada website by clicking on the title, as well as in PDF format by clicking on the image.

The Faculty of Education sponsored the development of this First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Curriculum Collection. It is a collection of lessons and resources designed to help pre- and in-service teachers incorporate FNMI content in their teaching across subjects and grade levels. One can browse through the collection or search by categories (e.g. subject, title, key word, grade, etc.).

It is recommended that before exploring the collection, that you take 5 minutes and review the search tutorial.

Subject-Specific Resources

Supporting Numeracy

In the Empowering the Spirit video series, students explore numeracy through Traditional Games, an elementary math class on probability and a high school physics class examining the structure of a tee pee and rocket nozzle.

Exploring Numeracy through Traditional Games

Find out how a Traditional Games Day creates a context for meaningful numeracy learning. First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples traditionally used the context of games to teach skills needed for surviving on the land. This video illustrates how this traditional way of learning can be just as valid today.

Length: 5 minutes 21 seconds
Click here for the Learning Guide

Engaging All Students through Numeracy

See first-hand how two different teachers engage their students in meaningful numeracy experiences through traditional contexts, including exploring probability through traditional rock hand games and calculating volume by examining the structure of a traditional tee pee.

Length: 5 minutes 56 seconds
Click here for the Learning Guide

Supporting English Language Arts

Supporting Cree Language

The Cree Language Resource Project (CLRP) dictionary will have the ability to translate words from English to Cree in Syllabics and Roman Orthography (Cree written in English) with explanation of how it fits in a sentence. The translated word will be associated with a picture, sound and a video clip. The goal of the project is to promote the learning and preservation of the Cree language. The online dictionary will have the ability to accommodate different regional Cree dialects.

Supporting Social Studies

Part 1
This lesson helps students understand why First Nation peoples have collective rights guaranteed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by exploring the historical roots of these rights. The lesson begins with students doing research on various treaties and the Indian Act, in order to gain the necessary background information as to why these documents were created. As they progress through the lesson, students are required to conduct research, complete a presentation and determine which document was most significant in impacting the lives of First Nations peoples. As an extension activity, students can make a list of recommendations to amend the Indian Act or a specific treaty.

Part 2
Students explore the multiple perspectives that existed at the time of the signing of various treaties and the Indian Act (circa 1876), and then create a political cartoon to demonstrate these various viewpoints. They will create a political cartoon on either a specific treaty or the Indian Act that shows the perspective of First Nations peoples, the government and non-native Canadians. Students also provide an explanation of the message of their cartoon and the techniques they used to transmit this message, and peer review another student's cartoon.

Supporting Science

This video, developed as part of the First Nations, Metis and Inuit Provincial Professional Learning Project with the Northwest Regional Learning Consortium (NRLC) and the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC), features the APEGA Project. This project was implemented to support professional development that would address the infusion of First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives into the Science curriculum. Lorianne Tenove provided consultation and support through the FNMI Project and NRLC.

Supporting Fine Arts

Supporting Physical Education and Games

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The word Etuaptmumk, or Two-Eyed Seeing, communicates the belief that the most beneficial outcome occurs when we consider multiple perspectives in understanding and exploring ideas.

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Seeking Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation

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Seeking Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation

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Notes from Theme Development Day with CISVA (Rose Pillay)

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Seeking Truth, Healing and Reconciliation

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An antiracist engagement strategy from Delta

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Example Unit Plan - Grade 4 ELA (Nonfiction Inquiry)

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Example Unit Plan - Grade 4 ELA (Nonfiction Inquiry)

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Land Acknowledgement Learning PSC (Sept 2021)

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SSOC (Strengths, Stretches, Opportunities, and Challenges)

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SSOC (Strengths, Stretches, Opportunities, and Challenges)

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Inquiry Template from School District 41

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Inquiry Template from School District 41

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Networks of Inquiry and Indigenous Education

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The Spiral of Inquiry assists network schools in taking an inquiry-oriented, evidence-based approach to learning and teaching - one that focuses on making the education system more equitable through the provision of high quality learning opportunities for all young people.

The Spiral of Inquiry has six key stages: scanning, focusing, developing a hunch, new professional learning, taking action and checking that a big enough difference has been made. At each stage in the spiral, three questions are asked: What is going on for our learners? How do we know? and Why does this matter?

The Spiral of Inquiry is about listening to learners and reflecting on our own practices as educators. The spiral image captures the nature of inquiry - a continuous process and not a fixed cycle. The six key stages in the framework help school teams take a disciplined approach to professional inquiry, but inevitably, the true process will be messy and you will move between the stages as needed. The spiral is never complete - new learning always brings about new questions, ways of knowing and new opportunities for our learners.

These three key resources will help your school get started and stay focused:

Leading Through Spirals of Inquiry: For Equity and Quality (2022) expands on the previous work of Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser. This resource is designed for school leadership teams and is written for those new or experienced with the Spirals of Inquiry. Order your book here!

and depicts the work of many educators in BC and the Yukon. Proceeds from book sales go directly to inquiring schools. To order copies, please The Spiral Playbook (2017) is a condensed, plain language version of Spirals of Inquiry contact us.

The Spirals of Inquiry: for equity and quality (2013) handbook offers specific inquiry tools, research evidence and examples from practice in BC schools. It presents an approachable and yet innovative framework for inquiry that is influencing schools and districts across BC and in other parts of the world. Proceeds from book sales go directly to inquiring schools. To order copies, please contact us.

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Verbal Path for the Formation of Letters by F&P

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Verbal Path for the Formation of Letters by F&P

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I use this to form guided book club discussions about books that transform our thinking. (Flexible grouping, a variety of texts, sharing our thinking)

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Summative Assessment for Adrienne Gear's Power to Transform

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Presentation by Jenna Gilbertson and Melodie Van Der Meer on unit, weekly, and daily planning.

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A great way to add the first step of Empathy to design thinking.

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I used these to share and model the reading habits of myself and students.

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The Rough Face Girl Mentor Sentence (Compound sentence)

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The Rough Face Girl Mentor Sentence (Compound sentence)

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CISVA Christian Education Curriculum / Alive in Christ Alignment 

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CISVA Christian Education Curriculum / Alive in Christ Alignment 

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Alive In Christ Connections to CISVA Curriculum

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CISPG Learning Services Collab Menu April 2022

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Sharlene's Padlet

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Five Minute Field Trips (from CPAWS): Great way to recognize Earth Day, or for any time to extend learning beyond your classroom!

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Five Minute Field Trips (from CPAWS): Great way to recognize Earth Day, or for any time to extend learning beyond your classroom!

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Create Your Own Carnival Game Assessment Task

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Create Your Own Carnival Game Assessment Task

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Dr. Nikki Newton and Ann Elise Record - treasure chest here!

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Introduction to probability in carnival games

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ADST Integration - Sample Assessment Task

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ADST Integration - Sample Assessment Task

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6,000 Cereal Box Domino Challenge by Jefferson Elementary School - OVER WORLD RECORD!

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Math and Numeracy

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Templates, graphic organizers, and strategies

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everyday strategies to enhance literacy in the classroom

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Remote Learning from Ditch That Textbook

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Remote Learning from Ditch That Textbook

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Schools all over the world are closing their doors due to health concerns. So many of them are turning to eLearning, distance learning, remote learning.

Trying to make sense of it? Trying to just keep your head above water?

We've got you covered. In our eLearning, remote learning and distance learning page, we have lots of resources.

Get some ideas, tools and templates here. Then get started. You got this.

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Remote learning templates

Google Slides Themes and PowerPoint Templates for Remote Learning

Created by Paula Martinez of Slides Mania

Weekly Planner for Online Lessons I

Now that educators, students and families are adapting to distance learning, planning your online lessons using Google Slides is a great option whether you are using Google Classroom or not. Almost everybody has a Gmail account and you can easily share the link to the deck with your students.

You can add all the multimedia files they'll need within the Google Slides file. Just one file for the whole week!

Weekly Planner for Online Lessons II

A new weekly planner for educators!

Paula Martinez, creator of Slides Mania, has added multiple links for you and your students to navigate it easily. Also added a Contact slide for you to put your information, so students and parents can reach you. And a Video Conference Hours slide, in case you are using Zoom or Meet, to put the hours there.

Choice board template for Google Slides

Besides the slides for 6 activities or choices Paula has added a section where students can write about what they learned, or maybe you want them to write about something else, your choice.

The good thing about these "students" slides is that they can all work on the same file. If you are teaching synchronously, you can see them work as they type, just change the view to grid.

Free Remote Learning Online Course

14 modules

2.5+ hours of video

Downloadable planning guides

Lifetime access

Forum for sharing ideas

Teaching with Google Slides and PowerPoint

Google Slides and PowerPoint are so much more than presentation tools. Google Slides and PowerPoint can be used as part of a lesson or use them to create and assign a complete lesson or unit.

Setting up your remote learning classroom

Remote Learning Tips from an Online Teacher

Do More with Google Classroom

Teach better. Save time. Make a difference.

The short how-to tutorials on Google Classroom are EVERYWHERE. But how do we teach well with it? In this book, you'll find practical ideas to do great teaching with Google Classroom and thrive.

Lesson planning for remote learning

The strategies you use to create quality in class lessons still apply when creating online lessons and activities.

Below are some resources to help you make the shift.

Make learning memorable!

Take your teaching to the next level by transforming your lessons into a memorable learning experience.

20 digital bell ringer activities to kickstart class

10 ideas for digital exit tickets

How can we make the most of the end of class? How can we tie a bow on a day of class to wrap everything up?

An exit ticket gives us that opportunity - much like bell-ringer activities help us kick class off effectively.

The name "exit ticket" makes it sound like you need a ticket to exit the room, but exit tickets are final quick check-ins with students before class wraps up. Here are 10 ideas for a meaningful ending to class.

Using Pear Deck for Remote Learning

Unique Online Learning Assessment Ideas

Distance learning with Kahoot

40+ FREE digital escape rooms (plus a step by step guide for creating your own)

Digital escape rooms, also referred to as digital breakouts, are a great way to bring gameplay and problem solving to any lesson or unit. They can be an exciting and engaging activity for the whole class or as an option for early finishers.

This post is full of everything you'll need to use free digital escape rooms -- or even create your own!

Want to use digital escape rooms to spark your students' imagination?

Check out our Getting Started with Digital Escape Rooms onlinecourse !

For just $19 you'll get:
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- A resource locker FILLED with BONUS resources

Classroom video calls. You can do this. Here's how.

How to use Google Meet for elearning, online learning

How to create Google Meet breakout rooms for differentiated learning

Tips for successful video calls (shareable infographics)

10 tips to support students with slow internet

10 tips to support students with slow internet (shareable infographic)

10 no-internet remote learning activities

10 no-internet remote learning activities (shareable infographic)

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Cross-curricular independent art projects

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Art Canada Institute - Institut de l'art canadien

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Canadian art can be a powerful foundation for multidisciplinary learning in any environment. The Art Canada Institute independent student learning activities are designed as multimedia learning experiences that incorporate images, texts, and videos. They can be distributed directly to students and support learning online and at home.

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Canadian art can be a powerful foundation for multidisciplinary learning in any environment. The Art Canada Institute independent student learning activities are designed as multimedia learning experiences that incorporate images, texts, and videos. They can be distributed directly to students and support learning online and at home.

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Open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.

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Distance learning guide

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Open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.

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Melodie's Padlet

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Seesaw Remote Learning Step-by-Step Guides

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Seesaw Remote Learning Step-by-Step Guides

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Meaningful learning can happen anywhere. Set up a secure remote/distance learning environment when emergencies like COVID-19 cause school closure. We’re here to help with resources to support effective remote/distance learning experiences for students, teachers, and families.

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A Beginner's Guide to Shifting Toward Online and Distance Learning

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This site includes math GOLD from Janice Novakowski.

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Usually in June, I am reflecting on the professional learning projects from the school year and writing my annual summary report. But this year was a little different...and for purposes of reflection and documentation, I have written about my year of supporting Transitional Learning.

screenshot on Zoom just before a math studio session

We began the 2020-2021 school year with uncertainty, not sure how things were going to unfold. On September 14 I was re-assigned from the district teacher consultant role to being what our HR department called "general teacher" and being responsible for supporting 4000 K-7 students in mathematics and science who were learning from home due to the pandemic while several thousand students attended school face to face in our school buildings. We had just a few days to imagine what this could be and within a week we were "live" with weekly learning plans posted to our portal and live webinars and Zoom meetings scheduled. I was part of a new team of re-assigned teacher consultants who were also supporting students at home in the areas of French Immersion, Language Arts/Social Studies/Career Education and Arts Education. The first few weeks tested me in new ways and I do not think I have ever felt that degree of stress and responsibility in my entire teaching career.

I learned how to use a whiteboard within a confined space that was visible during webinars and how to teach to hundreds of students at a time that I didn't know and layer language, gestures, visuals and other supports for their learning.

I learned all the new tools involved with this type of remote learning - webinars. Zoom meetings, using an iPevo mirror-cam and a HUE document camera. I used sites such as desmos and a variety of virtual manipulatives and online resources from Mathigon, the Math Learning Center and Toy Theater.

where I stood for the four "live webinars I did every week

Each week I developed and wrote four math and science plans (K&1, grades 2&3, 4&5, 6&7) prepped and delivered four live webinars, filmed and edited a weekly overview video, held a weekly webinar for parents and caregivers and hosted a Zoom session for TL teachers each week. It was a lot. I kept telling myself that this was my way of serving the district this year until February 1...

One of the highlights of the fall and winter was inviting our K-3 TL students to submit videos of themselves counting from 1-10 or 20 in their home languages. I then shared these videos during the primary math webinars and we practiced counting in different languages including sign language. I now have a collection of counting videos in over thirty languages!

I continued to develop a SD38 YouTube elementary math channel that I started in the spring of 2020 when we all were staying safe at home. I never thought that I would have a YouTube channel. My sons think it is quite hilarious! It has many many videos now - weekly videos for the TL learners and their families teachers are unlisted but all the math games and projects are public. You can find it here: https://bit.ly/SD38mathyoutube

In schools, TL teachers supported their students with regular Zoom meetings and assessed the mathematics assignments that students posted to their eportfolios. I found it increasingly difficult to see that there were hundreds of students in the webinars but not be able to see them or even see their names. It is hard to connect and develop relationships through the camera on your laptop! During the week before the winter holidays, I offered some optional Zoom math studio sessions which were well-attended and I finally felt some joy in the work I was doing.

The Board then voted to extend Transitional Learning to spring break. Some students returned to their schools on February 1 but most continued to stay at home. I held weekly Zoom math studio sessions for primary and intermediate students and added a primary math storytime each week. These sessions were the highlight of my week and I began to get to know many of the TL students through this format. During this time, one of our teacher consultant colleagues was asked to take on the science component of the planning and I was able to streamline a few things in my weekly plans in order to make time for a 20% return to my teacher consultant work. For this part of my work I focused on our district's numeracy visioning and framework development and the Ministry's numeracy proficiency standards project.

One of the highlights of doing Transitional Learning was seeing the math and numeracy tasks and projects that the students did. Some teachers shared their students eportfolios with me and other teachers or parents would send me emails with student work attached for me to see. For some tasks and math studio projects, I created padlets for students to share their projects with each other.

tangram pictures from our math studio sessions

And then just before spring break, the Board voted to extend Transitional Learning until the end of the school year. This was a hard and difficult year, not just for me and my colleagues supporting Transitional Learning but for everyone. I kept reminding myself of the students, many who had been at home since March 2020, and continued to do what I could to serve and support the students, families and teachers I had been tasked with supporting this year.

June has brought a lot of "lasts" - last video filmed and edited, last project posted, last math game shared, last primary math storytime, last set of studio sessions and I took a photo of the portal screen when I posted the final week of TL math plans - Week 36. And on Wednesday, June 23, I hosted my last live math webinars - what a year.

I never expected in September 2020 that this would have been my year. I did a completely different job than what I had "signed up" for. I learned a lot about myself, my district, our families and students. And I learned that regardless of the context, in person or remote, the heart of teaching and learning is relationships. So yes, there has been a LOT of math for me this year, but learning to nurture connection and care through a web cam has been at the essence of my work this year.

For the final week, I asked students to reflect on and celebrate their math learning from this year. We had done some different weaving projects and I invited students to use those techniques to weave together their reflections, goals and celebrations of learning. I decided to do the week 36 project as well and invited students to share their final projects on a padlet. It was so lovely to read over what the students shared.

It was both an honour and a pleasure teaching this group of students and I hope as many of them return to our schools in September that I might actually get to meet some of them in person!

Take care and have a wonderful summer.

~Janice

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Math lessons that build number sense

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A collection of interesting real-life math to use as a jumping off point for number talks.

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L'idée de ce site a pris naissance grâce à une conversation avec Tracy Zager et Chris Hunter. De plus, d'autres personnes en dehors de la conversation initiale ont inspiré, d'une façon ou d'une autre, ce site.
The idea for this site was born out of a conversation with Tracy Zager and Chris Hunter. Furthermore, other people, in one way or another, have inspired the creation of this site. ​

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Custom Number Talk Images Créer vos propres images! Voici une ressource de Berkeley Everett . Offert en format PowerPoint ou Google Slides, vous n'avez qu'à modifier les diapositives afin de...

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Resources and presentations on everything from numeracy assessment and routines to outdoor learning.

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K-12 educators collaborating to inspire numeracy across the province through dynamic teaching and learning.

"Just as literacy has become every teacher's responsibility, so numeracy needs to be seen as integral to every learning area."

(Thornton & Hogan, 2004, p. 313)

The link above connects to a page with specific resources to support teachers as they teach through the extended school closures as a response to the pandemic. These include resources developed specifically for this situation, a variety of online resources to support student learning, and resources for families.

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K-12 educators collaborating to inspire numeracy across the province through dynamic teaching and learning. The link above connects to a page with specific resources to support teachers as they teach through the extended school closures as a response to the pandemic.

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Editable Copy - ADST Design Thinking Task

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These sheets can be used by students for self-reflection or teachers during writing conferencing to provide immediate and specific feedback.

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Glows and Grows Writing Conferencing Feedback

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Student Writing Handbook Recommendation: The Bundle

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Student Writing Handbook Recommendation: The Bundle

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This bundle is WELL worth the price - highly recommend if it is in your budget!

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(formally Miss P's Style) Looking to enhance your writing block? You will receive 11 helpful resources to engage and help your writers! There are mini and full-size charts for creating reference sections in your writing journals or to use as posters for your classroom wall! There are materials included to help you set up a writing center and to support your students through the writing process! This is a Money-Saving bundle!

-Resources come in color and black and white options!

-Most charts come in mini (4 fit on a composition notebook page) and in 8.5x11 size!

-Lots of writing paper templates
Check out the full previews of each product included in this bundle! Writing Paper Templates My Writing Process Charts Figurative Language Charts My Mini Thesaurus Charts Rules of Punctuation Writing Hooks Charts Show Don't Tell Charts Writing Prompt Choice Boards Writing Center: Posters and Paper Templates Writing V.O.I.C.E.S. Charts & Checklists Writing Conclusions Charts Interested in the Reading AND Writing MEGA BUNDLE? The Reading and Writing Resource MEGA BUNDLE
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(formally Miss P's Style) Looking to enhance your writing block? You will receive 11 helpful resources to engage and help your writers! There are mini and full-size charts for creating reference sections in your writing journals or to use as posters for your classroom wall! There are materials incl...

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Student Writing Handbook Recommendation: Writing Office

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Student Writing Handbook Recommendation: Writing Office

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This a great all-around writing reference for students, a perfect starter to building a writing handbook.

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Writing offices are great to help students become independent during writer's workshop. This will help students with personal narrative, informational, and opinion writing. Anchor charts and tips are right at their fingertips! These writing office folders are easy to store, great for providing privacy all while giving lots of information in one place! All charts come in color as well as black/white. The original, printable writing office comes in an AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH version.

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* Update 8/15/20* - Added a Digital Writing Office (compatible with Google Slides™) and a Pre-Assembled Writing Office option was added (making assembly faster with the pre-assembled template) There is no price increase - this is a free update. :)

These posters and paper choices are great for setting up your writing center!
Writing Center Posters and Paper Templates **Helpful Tips**
- precut charts for students ahead of time (this is a time saver)

- model where and how to glue the charts

- build "along the way" as skills are being taught (this is a time saver)

- preassemble for students so they are ready for use
Elements include:

Writing Office Title

Three Types of Writing

Paragraph Structure

Stretch Your Sentence

Writing Process Tracker (use a paperclip or mini clothespin to slide across)

How to Brainstorm

How to Create a Draft

How to Revise

How to Edit

How to Publish

Hook Your Reader

Powerful Conclusions

Feeling and Emotion Words

Common Homophones

Transition Words

Ways to Use Dialogue

Making Contractions

Sensory Details

Using Excellent Word Choice

Need a writing office for a primary writer? Interested in more? Check these out: Primary Writing Office Writing Process Charts Thesaurus Charts Writing Hooks and Leads Charts Writing Conclusions Charts Show Don't Tell Charts Punctuation Charts Figurative Language Charts 6 Traits of Writing Charts
Helpful super-mini anchor charts to add to writing notebooks/folders to support students during their writing can be found below! They make a great reference section in any writing notebook or folder!
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Writing offices are great to help students become independent during writer's workshop. This will help students with personal narrative, informational, and opinion writing. Anchor charts and tips are right at their fingertips! These writing office folders are easy to store, great for providing priva...

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Great for allowing students to reference common punctuation, and begin to experiment with more complex punctuation.

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Punctuation posters to assist with proper usage. These 15 charts will help your students to explore with appropriate punctuation marks! Each chart gives the punctuation name, a visual of what it looks like, the common uses for the punctuation (keeping in mind the age of students- there are many more uses), and examples! These charts come in 2 sizes: mini (4 fit on a composition notebook page) and in 8.5x11 size! Charts come in color and black and white! They also come with blank charts for additional punctuations and/or for individualized customization!

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Punctuation charts include: Interested in more? Check these out: My Writing Process Charts My Mini Thesaurus Charts Writing Hooks Charts Show Don't Tell Charts Figurative Language Charts
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Punctuation posters to assist with proper usage. These 15 charts will help your students to explore with appropriate punctuation marks! Each chart gives the punctuation name, a visual of what it looks like, the common uses for the punctuation (keeping in mind the age of students- there are many more...

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Great for teaching students to end their writing as strong as they began.

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(formally Miss P’s Style) Let’s write conclusions! This product includes 16 popular writing conclusions that students can use to enhance the ending of their writing! Each anchor chart states the name of the conclusion and gives examples to help students produce their own! These pair nicely with my W…

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Student Writing Handbook Recommendation: Hooks

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Student Writing Handbook Recommendation: Hooks

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These are fantastic for modeling, recording, and teaching great hooks and ways to incorporate them into student writing.

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Let's write descriptive writing leads! Here are 20 popular writing leads that students can use to enhance the beginnings of their narrative and informational writing! Each anchor chart states the name of the "writing hook" and gives examples to help students produce their own! These pair nicely with my Writing Conclusions Charts.

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These charts come small enough to fit into student notebooks for easy reference. They save space only taking up 2.5 pages of the writing journal if all 20 are used! They also come in the standard paper size to hang onto your wall or to make a classroom reference book! Blank charts are included to create additional hooks or student-made examples! This product now includes a full-page for students to write hooks found within mentor texts- fits perfectly into journals!
Writing Hooks include:

internal monologue

dialogue

description of setting

description of character

descriptive words

questions to ponder/wonder

intense moments

action words

strong feelings or emotions

onomatopoeia

repetitive words or phrases

lists

flashback

personal experience

dilemma

opinion or advice

definition

figurative language

interesting fact or statistic

famous quote

Interested in more? Check these out: My Mini Thesaurus Charts Rules of Punctuation Show Don't Tell Charts
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Let's write descriptive writing leads! Here are 20 popular writing leads that students can use to enhance the beginnings of their narrative and informational writing! Each anchor chart states the name of the "writing hook" and gives examples to help students produce their own! These pair nicely with...

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ADST Project for Maker Space or Genius Hour

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Feel free to edit and change for your own mentor sentence!

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I often used choice boards for early finishers or for project choices across the curriculum - these work with grades 3-5 Social Studies curriculums.

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Forces and Motion Student-Selected Experiment

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Forces and Motion Student-Selected Experiment

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I love giving students choice in assignments, tools, and presentation of learning. This was always a fun way to see students learn through trying and making changes.