Description of the student demographic and learning context: This project is designed to take place in a Grade 8 English class in a British Columbian Independent School. Each class would consist of approximately 18-20 students, all of whom would have access to their own device with a keyboard, and access …
Why our school? Podcasting Assignment Background: Over the past few years our market research indicates that prospective families value “future readiness” as a top priority for their students. Families want their students to thrive in the competitive, digital world that they will graduate into. Our research also shows that families …
Egyptian Social Structures Learning Outcome: Students should be able to identify key aspects of Egyptian culture by explaining cultural structures, including their social hierarchy. The Step Pyramid of Djoser is located at Saqqara, just south of Memphis, in Egypt. It was originally built as a mastaba and was expanded six …
I chose to crop a photo of Trajan’s Column to focus only on the statue of Trajan and the top fifth of the column. The column itself is a tall one, and the photo I had made of the entire column it difficult to see the detail on the column …
I searched for a graphic that might support students in a Grade 7 Social Studies course as they explored how changes in the Roman world led them to make changes in the way they organized their military. The curriculum asks students to be able to characterize different time periods in …
Hello everyone! Here is the link to our media tool presentation on the Desmos Activity Builder. When you open up the link please turn on slideshow mode on the top right of your screen and turn up your volume. As you move your way through the slides the audio and videos …
For this activity, I played a number of Blooket games with several of my family members. I typically use Blooket.com’s quiz games as a way to build a relationship with students, a positive extrinsic reward, or as a study tool that requires them to create a game with thoughtful quiz …
My reflection: In reworking the text for this article on moose, I was reflecting on Maryanne Wolf’s definition of deep reading, which says that “deep reading processes underlie our abilities to find, reflect, and potentially expand upon what matters when we read,”( Cohn, 2021, p. 112). When a text like …
I would love to hear your thoughts on how to incorporate UDL principles when working with the following cohort. Feel free to share your thinking in the comments! Educational level: Middle School students (Grade 7) Age and other demographic info Typically affluent, mostly White, 12 year olds of mixed gender …
Task 1: Write a short portfolio post on where your platform meets or falls short of accessibility guidelines. Remember that in many instances this will reflect decisions made at your institution, but there are also practices you could adopt. There are some elements (like using alt text) that you won’t …
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