BYOD – Bring your Own Device
Do you have access to iPads or tablets, do your students come to school with mobile tech? Are you looking to explore how to incorporate this digital tech on the upcoming practicum? Are you wondering how you can increase student engagement AND student learning? Bring your own device is an ongoing issue in education, with […]
Interactive WhiteBoards – Be Smart Savvy!
Interactive WhiteBoards, like the SmartBoard, have become commonplace in many schools over the past decade. IWB’s afford access to a variety of learning styles and can support inclusion according to Universal Design for Learning theory (Pellerin, 2013). They promise the ability to increase student engagement by providing a focal point for instruction, interactivity, gaming and […]
Cross-curric and place based Storytelling
The following post was written for the NAME 2016 One World: United By Water Conference at Pearson College in Metchosin, BC. Story (including but not limited to narrative) is a powerful vehicle for learning. I would even call it a force! Below, I have created and collected some resources to support your exploration of story […]
Stockvault: Free Stock Photos and Graphics
Looking for free stock photos to enhance your classroom lectures, presentations, and student projects? Stockvault is an online collection of user submitted material available for use in non-commercial purposes. Featured images range from photos and pencil sketches to computer generated graphics such as textures and illustrations. With over 50,000 categorized and tagged images in their […]
Resources for Language Learning and early literacy
Early literacy typically begins in a child’s first three years. According to this source from OISE, Toronto, literacy development follows several stages (https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Stages_of_Literacy_Development.html): Foundations for Literacy Beginning Literacy Consolidation/Fluency Literacy for Growth Below are a few online resources to support early literacy: Unite for Literacy is a free open educational, multilingual non-fiction ebook website. Students […]
