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Bike Science | CONNECT!
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The Professional Learning Journal of Calgary's Connect Charter School. March 11, 2015. A great post by Two Wheel View about working with our Grade 4 students! There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere. Issac Asimov. How does the tread on our tires impact our speed? How can it help my bike stop or make it hard to turn? How do pedals act as levers? Three bus loads of Connect Charter School musicians play The Jube. Inquiry Lives Here ». Reply to this comment.
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Savouring the Ish: September 2013
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September 11, 2013. When Winning is the Dominant Discourse. From the satirical CBC news show This is That made the rounds on social media late last week claiming that an Ontario Soccer Club had decided to eliminate the ball from soccer in an effort to curb competition. The article cites a pseudo spokesperson as saying:. We want our children to grow up learning that sport is not about competition, rather its about using your imagination. If you imagine youre good at soccer, then, you are. Top trends of En...
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Savouring the Ish: Thinking Through the Awards Debate
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November 3, 2013. Thinking Through the Awards Debate. Every once in a while something I care a lot about comes up in the media and is massively misrepresented. It often becomes pretty difficult for me to let it go. Last Sunday's Calgary Herald article on St. Basil's School. I have to share a conversation I overheard last week in which two students were discussing a recent assignment. Student A: "What did you get? Student B: "23/29. What'd you get? Student A: "25.". Slow, lazy and expelled from school.
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Savouring the Ish: October 2014
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October 24, 2014. Planning for Inquiry-based Physical Education. Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am a teacher, a graduate student and an advocate for thoughtfulness in education. Writing helps me reason more articulately. Sometimes. Planning for Inquiry-based Physical Education. Recent Most Popular Posts. Monkeys or Mathematicians (Math is More Than Memorization). Seth Godin - Seth's Blog. Throwing money at it.
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Savouring the Ish: June 2013
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June 3, 2013. How To Build an Awesome Car (Engineering Thinking in Grade 4). Traditionally, Grade 4 Wheels, Levers and Devices that Move units involve hands on investigations in which students have the opportunity to build something. Often however, these building opportunities are heavily regulated and have students follow a specific set of instructions, put pieces together sequentially and then showcase a collection of virtually identical products. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). While c...
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Savouring the Ish: Beyond the destination: A reflection on Outdoor Education
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June 26, 2014. Beyond the destination: A reflection on Outdoor Education. My favourite moment was every moment. The quiet is beautiful. When I was a kid, I used to see faces in everything. It’s been nice to find them again. Grade 9 OE Student. Things I realized I forget to notice in the city:. Mountains, clouds and the way their shadows move across the peaks, baby trees, the sound of running water, the flight of birds. Grade 8 OE Student. Skip to 7.00 min for student reflections. I am a teacher, a gradua...
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Savouring the Ish: Re-thinking inquiry-based practice in physical education
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October 17, 2013. Re-thinking inquiry-based practice in physical education. While conventional education is often criticized for either segmenting learning into smaller pieces without ever giving kids the whole picture, or for letting kids read all about something without ever having an opportunity to engage in the process or " play the whole game. As Harvard School of Education Professor writes in his book Making Learning Whole. Outcomes to be found anywhere in the entire document because physical educa...
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Savouring the Ish: Make Math Memorable (A response)
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January 26, 2014. Make Math Memorable (A response). I've had the opportunity to engage in further conversation about math education with Dr. Robert Craigen, Assoc. Math Professor and co-founder of WISE Math. My response to Dr. Craigen's most recent comment wouldn't fit in comments so I've included it, along with the initial response, here. Thanks for your reply, Deirdre; I look forward to your full response. I address the one point you make here about memorization. The ease with which these particular ba...
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Savouring the Ish: August 2013
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August 28, 2013. Looking back, I can without a doubt acknowledge that what has emerged most significantly from my early experiences in teaching is the idea that the most important measure of my pedagogical practice is the degree to which it has persisted in evolving. I used to believe that the only alternative to structure was chaos. I used to believe winning was material. I used to believe in quantitative acknowledgement of learning and data-driven assessment. Links to this post. Seth Godin - Seth's Blog.
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Savouring the Ish: How To Build an Awesome Car (Engineering Thinking in Grade 4)
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June 3, 2013. How To Build an Awesome Car (Engineering Thinking in Grade 4). Traditionally, Grade 4 "Wheels, Levers and Devices that Move" units involve hands on investigations in which students have the opportunity to build something. Often however, these building opportunities are heavily regulated and have students follow a specific set of instructions, put pieces together sequentially and then showcase a collection of virtually identical products. And so, in late February of this year, Amy Park.
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