Teachers Inspiring Teachers by Rebecca Cook - Jean Augustine SS (2612)

Project Based Learning

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The what and how of PBL. Check this out for details and videos to inspire you. How can you use this in your classroom? Ask me; I can help!

Why Project Based Learning?

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It can be intimidating in the beginning, but this article explains the benefits of project based learning for your students, not just for today, but for their future.

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Interested in a PBL Conference anyone? Early bird registration is open!

Introducing Podcasting To Your Classroom

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Join the trend and let you students have their say. Podcasting can strengthen oral communication skills, build collaborative skills, allow for richer analysis of a variety of text types, and are entertaining. Read this article for ideas and entry points into your podcasting experience.

One Teacher's Podcasting Experience

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Full disclosure - this is from Apple Teaching & Learning forum, so it is a bit of an endorsement for Garageband. That being said, this teacher's journey shows how to make something new again...with podcasting.

p0074299 — 2024-11-17 14:31:54 UTC

Looking for some Canadian history content? Check out Leah and Falen in this podcast, where the explore popular, and not-so-popular topics in out Canadian history. Using an entertaining combination of research and humour, these folxs provide some unique viewpoints on the "beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land" (CBC Listen).

Student Work - Intergenerational Trauma

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In this podcast three students share their thoughts on intergeneration trauma through exploring the similarities between the CBC podcast "Finding Cleo" and Katherena Vermette's novel "The Break." Thanks to our students for sharing their work!

Examples of PBL

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Looking for some examples of PBL? Check out this site for a list of examples you can incorporate into your lessons today!

What to Read? What to Read

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Hey Teens!! Not sure what you want to read next. Check out the Toronto Public Library for some suggestions.

Critical Thinking and Films

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Challenge your students to consider some of the old fav's and a new light. Will your favourite childhood movie pass these tests?

Making Thinking Visible

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Shake it up a little bit in your classroom. Check out these creative ways to check in with students' understanding on a variety of topics you are working through in your classes.

Student Voices Heard...

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Thanks to the support of our teachers and teacher librarian at JASS, our amazing students are thrilled to have Pulitzer-prize winning Cree journalist, Connie Walker reach out after listening to their podcast.