My role as a Special Education Resource Teacher has been one of my favourite educator roles so far. I pull students, in need of reading intervention, out of classrooms for 20 minutes to read and practice word work to reach their reading level based on Fountas & Pinell's Instructional Level Expectations for Reading. At first, … Continue reading Reading Intervention

Snapverter is a program I was presented to me during a device workshop that I attended courtesy of my school board. I wanted to share this with everyone as I think it could be very helpful for both teachers and parents during this time of online learning. Are you an educator that has a PDF … Continue reading Snapverter

Since the covid-19 pandemic became an issue in Canada, Ontario's Ministry of Education announced that children would not be returning to school until at least May 4th, maybe longer. While it is to keep our children and public safe from contracting and spreading the virus, it also causes stress on educators and parents. Parents are … Continue reading E-Learning & Hands-on Learning

For times when you can't experience field trips at their destinations, bring the experience to you! There are many online resources that provide virtual tours for anyone to explore. Take your children, students, and yourself to places around the world without needing to collect those permission forms! Many of these virtual tours also offer activities … Continue reading Virtual Field Trips

In my previous blog post, I outlined my Core French routine and described my opening activity for Fridays as a game for students to practice numbers and French vocabulary. The following is a list of games my students enjoy participating in. Pomplemousse Pomplemousse is the French word for grapefruit, however the game has nothing to … Continue reading Les Activités Françaises

As a core French teacher, I like to engage my students by starting each French period with an opening activity. My opening activities allow for assessment in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Each day of the week is assigned for a particular opening activity: Monday: Videos I start my lessons on Mondays by showing a … Continue reading La Routine Française

Blended Learning Blended learning is a teaching style that uses both in-class activities with online activities that support what was learned in class. Blended learning isn't simply integrating technology into the classroom. Blended learning is using technology in the classroom for an activity and then having students answer questions and to reflect on the activity … Continue reading Tech Badge: Flipped & Blended Learning

Online learning is very beneficial to students who have internet access on almost any any device. I personally have done online courses in high school and university and enjoy them better than attending a lecture in a classroom setting. With online learning, I got to work at my own pace, contact my facilitator easily through … Continue reading Tech Badge: Online Learning

What is Gamification? Gamification is putting the curriculum into a game-based activity where students can learn and explore in a safe environment. Students receive immediate feedback on the tasks they complete and can track their performance to know where improvements need to be made. Instructional Strategies Educators who use gamification in their classroom will most … Continue reading Tech Badge: Gamification

What is Hour of Code? Hour of Code is child-friendly coding projects for students to create their own games by using a series of ordered steps to tell the computer what to do. My Experience with Coding I was first introduced to HoC at my placement where my associate teacher would try to dedicate one … Continue reading Tech Badge: Hour of Code