The inclusion of mental health education in elementary classrooms has become more present in recent years. Educators have started to realize that mental health is extremely important, and that we have to support our students’ mental health. Kelsey and I decided to explore online resources that are available for educators …
This is my final post about my crochet free inquiry exploration! I had so much fun learning how to crochet, and I am really happy with the progress I have made throughout the 10 weeks I have been doing this for. I was trying to think of a way I …
Technology & Inquiry with Joanna Lake This week, we were lucky to have guest speaker Joanna Lake join us in class to talk about the ways she uses technology in the classroom. Joanna is currently a grade 8 teacher, but she has had experience in multiple grade levels so it …
I finally finished my sweater vest! As you can see in the picture above, my vest is all done. The final few steps were fairly simple, as I just had to duplicate the first panel I created, and then add the ribbing. My ribbing is slightly messy, so I might …
This week, we talked about blended learning and the different levels of multi-access learning. This lesson was interesting to me, because I had no idea there were so many terms related to hybrid learning. I had only ever really heard the terms “hybrid,” and “asynchronous” versus “synchronous,” and I had …
Welcome back! As you can see, I’m not quite finished my vest yet. I did make some good progress though, and the picture above is the front panel of my vest finished! I have already started the back half of the vest, but I haven’t gotten very far. I’m very …
This week, we explored coding and the importance of teaching students how to use computational thinking. Below is a screenshot from one of the games I played to learn how to code. It was so much fun! In class, we watched a video that represents the importance of computational thinking. …
This week, I decided to start making my first piece of clothing: a sweater vest! I knew I needed to find a pattern with a good tutorial, since it is my first article of clothing I am making, so I went back to the trusty Hay Hay Crochet website, and …
This week, we talked about accessibility in technology. This is something I hadn’t really thought much about. I always watch Netflix and YouTube with the subtitles on, but that’s just a luxury for me. I use the subtitles to make sure I’m not missing what the characters in the show …
As I mentioned in last week’s post, I decided to crochet a hat, similar to the one above, for my cat Benji for this week’s project. Materials: I decided to use leftover yarn from the gingham tote bag I made last week, and opted for the light purple colour. I …
