month March 2021
This week we learned from our guest speaker, middle school teacher Heidi James, about how gaming can be incorporated into education. Specifically, Heidi spoke about Minecraft, and although I was aware it’s a highly popular game, I likely wouldn’t have… Continue Reading →
Intellectual property such as copyright is often a topic that seems very complex, daunting, and something one has to be highly aware of when dealing with others’ property for academic or other purposes. In light of this complexity, our professor… Continue Reading →
There is so much that Walking Home From Mongolia entails. Midway through the book and Rob and Leon have entered China, and they witness two worlds colliding. In some respects, ancient historical landmarks are seen almost everywhere, which is likely to be… Continue Reading →
This week we had a conversation all about distributed learning and what that can mean for supporting students. Distributed learning revolves around modality, where we can engage in blended learning where there are face-to-face options and online learning options. Especially… Continue Reading →
It was great to have Chantelle Morvay-Adams from the BCEd Access Society present to our cohort on the topic of inclusion and equal access to education for all. Chantelle spoke about the challenges and barriers many students and families face… Continue Reading →
In our EDCI 413 course, Pedagogy for Science Education, one of our assignments was to create a science lesson and video demonstrating a science experiment that ties into the BC curriculum. For this assignment, I edited images, audio, and video… Continue Reading →
This past week we had a lovely presentation by Trevor MacKenzie and had the privilege of hearing all of his inquiry-based insights and expertise. Trevor spoke about the various characteristics of what an inquiry classroom is and what it might… Continue Reading →