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Drowning in Resources: Knowledge Curation Tools

Something I’ve been grappling with since Teacher Education started has been to amass and organize all of the resources I can access for teaching. For my master’s degree in history, I was also juggling keeping track of my resources and… Continue Reading →

New Techniques: Winter Foliage

This week I have been really missing winter. Snowy, icy, blowy, miserable Saskatchewan winter. I never thought I would say it, yet here we are. At first it just seemed as if something was “off” and I was wondering why… Continue Reading →

Technology and Inclusion: BC EdAccess

Tracy Humphreys, founder and chair of BC Ed Access, spoke with us about technology and inclusion in BC classrooms and the work her volunteer organization does to advocate for families of students with disabilities. The most common things Tracy hears… Continue Reading →

Distributed Learning

On the same thread as the last post I did thinking about how, when, and why teachers use technology in the classroom, it is important to think about distributed or blended learning. The recent Covid-19 pandemic taught us that there… Continue Reading →

Watercolour: Go with the Flow

I picked a photograph, one I had taken recently. I matched the colours carefully and placed them on my palate. I began with a wash, thinking back to my last attempt and the steps I learned. I made sure to… Continue Reading →

Painting Day 1: Lets just do this already

Since I was so excited to get painting this weekend I decided to forgo any formal learning I was going to do and see if I could just hop on a YouTube tutorial and paint something nice. I found a… Continue Reading →

Making Movies

I have never attempted to make or edit a movie before in my life. There was something about all the moving parts that deterred me from ever trying, despite always having iMovie on my computer. Last week in class, I… Continue Reading →

Powerpoint: More than just Presentations

Ahh, Powerpoint, my old, reliable friend. I use you for the basics: making presentations with text and occasionally a cool image. I have dabbled with the timing and transition graphics, but I never knew what you were truly capable of…. Continue Reading →

Watercolour Painting: Research and Deepening Inquiry

The goal for this week was to deepen my inquiry of Watercolour painting with some research. To do so, I set out on my usual path – to the library! I used the questions I had initially come up with… Continue Reading →

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