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This week I really enjoyed listening to the brief overview of everyone’s chosen inquiry topics for their final projects. It sounds like the projects will not only be insightful for our upcoming practicums but also very valuable for our future… Continue Reading →

Through the Focused Ed professional development program, I attended three fantastic webinars on Friday, February 13th. Student AI Literacy Lessons K-12 NFB K-12: More than Just Great Canadian Films! I Am Because We Are: Grade 6-9 Black Canadian Learning Resource… Continue Reading →

I need to learn how to thread my machine. We are so lucky to live in the age of information. All I needed to do was Google search “thread a Brother LS-2020,” and I found this video: The creator was… Continue Reading →

This week we discussed integration models that are used to help teachers use educational technologies in their practice effectively and meaningfully. When I first read about these models before class, I assumed they were for designing an online classes. It… Continue Reading →

One of the largest hurdles of travelling that I have heard is not being able to afford the flights. In my last blog post on finding budget flights, I discussed how they were often the most expensive part of a… Continue Reading →

During the Pro D-Day I attended two online sessions discussing AI and Education “NFB K-12: More than Just Great Canadian Films!”, and “The Digital Classroom for K-12 Teacher-Librarians & Leads”. I really enjoyed the first session and found it to… Continue Reading →

Upon receiving the resource “I Am Because We Are”, I dove into the lessons and examples it contains. As a white settler, the idea of teaching topics such as black history can come with a certain degree of imposter syndrome,… Continue Reading →

In class last week, we had the opportunity to attend online professional day sessions connected to technology in education. The first one I went to was called “Digital classroom grade K-7.” This session covered the different resources that can be… Continue Reading →

I have been to one conference in person before; however, I have never attended Pro-D virtually, so this was a very cool and new experience for me. I chose sessions on Idéllo and Student Cybersecurity Awareness Lessons, both of which… Continue Reading →

Over reading break, I went to visit a friend in New York who is completing her Master’s Degree at NYU! While walking around Manhattan’s West Village, I stumbled upon this billboard for ChatGPT. As soon as I saw it, I… Continue Reading →

Earlier, I wrote about Generative AI water and power use. I keep trying to rationalize its use in the context of our personal use of electricity and gas, which is far less than any of our neighbours (at least half… Continue Reading →

For this lesson, I will be focusing on observational awareness. This will be useful for filling in some of the more obvious senses before we look towards more complex systems of navigation. I may want to consider having this as… Continue Reading →

Unpack my groceries with me! It feels so fun and rewarding to learn words that I can see in my day-to-day life! Even though I am still working on putting everything together into full sentences, I can feel my vocabulary… Continue Reading →

I still have one more session of glazing then I’m done the pottery class! It’s had to reschedule last week’s class because I was away but I am hoping to have the makeup done sometime this week. Because of this… Continue Reading →

For this lesson, students would focus on using GPS applications (or, in french: système de repérage universel) on their tablets if they have access to them. The first part would start with a discussion in the classroom, and I would… Continue Reading →

The first app I have chosen to explore is called Rock Identifier. It was the highest rated mobile app in the app store and had lots of features that I was looking for and interested in testing out. I was… Continue Reading →

After testing out the app and its different functions, I wanted to get out on a beach and try it out in real time while actively collecting rocks. The other day, I biked to one of my favourite rock collecting… Continue Reading →

Last Friday, I attended a Focused ED seminar on AI literacy and on cybersecurity for students. Cari did a wonderful job of walking us through the risks and benefits of AI use as educators. For starters, Cari reminded us that… Continue Reading →

Photo credit: Created with Canva by Kali Mullin Professional Development (PD) Days are the equivalent to a school day for educators. School districts in BC schedule six PD days per school year which allows teachers to network with other teachers,… Continue Reading →