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Know Do Understand (KDU): a starting point in planning

Know Do Understand (KDU): a starting point in planning

Posted in Assessment, Learning Design & Planning, Not Subject Specific, Resource, Teacher Use, Video & Video Tutorials | Tagged with KDU, learning design, lesson planning, planning, template, unit planning

The BC curriculum’s more concept and competency based curriculum, expects that teachers combine Big Ideas, Contents, and Competencies as they plan learning experiences for their students. The purpose is to create clear goals which will guide teachers to design assessments and activities to develop concepts and skills in their students. The “Know-Do-Understand” Model (KDU) can […]

Groupwork Strategies for Heterogeneous Classrooms

Groupwork Strategies for Heterogeneous Classrooms

Posted in Active Learning, Blog Posts, Elementary & Middle Years, Learning Design & Planning, Secondary | Tagged with collaboration, group work, lesson planning, planning

Teachers can feel overwhelmed trying to support the different needs of their students. A group work activity can be a perfect strategy to make students work together and support each other, improving the skills of all students. What is groupwork? Cohen & Lotan (2014, p. 1) define groupwork as “students working together in a group […]

BC Curriculum: Planning Templates

BC Curriculum: Planning Templates

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Blog Posts, English, K-3, lesson planning, Resource, Teacher Use | Tagged with lesson plan, lesson planning, teaching resource, template

The Learning Design Blog is a resource developed by Claire Rushton, Director TEO & Yvonne Dawydiak, Learning Design Manager. We have gathered some templates from across school districts and developed some resources with faculty to support TCs in planning for practicum. As TCs develop their understanding of planning and begin to engage in designing learning […]

Learning about and through Food: podcast resource post

Learning about and through Food: podcast resource post

Posted in 4-7, Active Learning, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Elementary & Middle Years, K-3, Learning Design & Planning, lesson planning, math, Physical and Health, Podcast, Resource, science, STEAM, Teacher Use | Tagged with blog, engagement, lesson planning, planning, resources, science

Food is an interdisciplinary concept that intertwines through a wide range of subjects: home economics, science, math, arts, and many more. In Episode 5 of our recently launched Thinking outside the Sandbox podcast, Dr. Kerry Renwick, Dr. Susan Gerofsky, and Dr. Lorrie Miller share their ideas and experiences with respect to food and the development […]

Be SMART Savvy! IWB’s in education

Be SMART Savvy! IWB’s in education

Posted in Blog Posts, K-3, Not Subject Specific | Tagged with education, ets, interactive whiteboards, IWBs, lesson planning, multimedia, sandbox session, scarfe sandbox

Interactive WhiteBoards (IWBs), like the SmartBoard, became commonplace in schools about a decade ago. Today, many sit idly or have been replaced by less expensive interactive (or non-interactive) projectors like the Epson. These newer projectors turn any surface into an interactive touch screen. Newer Smartboard products even include multi-touch surfaces. IWB’s afford access to a […]


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