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For my final post, I thought I would take a moment to reflect on how these individual parts of Canada that I have investigated have shaped me as a Canadian. 1) Where I’m from I grew up in the Fraser… Continue Reading →

This week we explored inclusive technologies that support students. There are so many different technologies, like speech-to-text, mics, screen readers, communication supports, and organizational tools. Stock Image I’ve noticed that these tools work best when schools have enough resources and… Continue Reading →

For my last post, I wanted to go to Goldstream. I have visited Goldstream countless times either just on daytrips with family, with summer camps, or have camped here. Goldstream is always fun to visit. Western Red Cedar. Curricular Connection… Continue Reading →

This week’s focus on inclusive education in our tech class really resonated with me, especially because it directly connects to my inquiry topic. It reaffirmed that inclusion is not just something I’m interested in academically, but something I genuinely care… Continue Reading →

This week we looked at online accessibility and inclusive technology in classrooms. We used the site “WAVE” (https://wave.webaim.org) to analyze websites and their accessibility. I honestly didn’t even know tools like this existed and found it fun and interesting to… Continue Reading →

Colourful buildings in Gamla Stan, image from https://www.originaltravel.co.uk/travel-blog/why-visit-stockholm. Hej! God morgon. My mum gifted me a book about Stockholm for Christmas – “Top 10 Stockholm” by DK Travel. For my sixth inquiry post, I thought I would go analog and… Continue Reading →

For my final weekly reflection post I wanted to reflect on this course as a whole. In this course I learned different technological resources that can aid me in my future teaching practice. Before this course I was honestly scared… Continue Reading →

The Future of Travelling, created by Gemini, Nano Banana 2.0, prompted by Kali Mullin This Free Inquiry Project allowed me to share and apply skills and knowledge I have learned from travelling. Discussing topics including Transportation While Abroad and Communication… Continue Reading →

For this post, I decided to go to Jordan River. I have only ever been out to Sooke a handful of times in my life, so I was really interested to see what was past Sooke. Jordan River. Jordan River… Continue Reading →

Screenshot from Welcome to Nacka brochure Swedish language learning update: I finally hit the big five-oh on Duolingo! I have been practicing Swedish for 50 days now. My international practicum fast approaches! In exactly 3 weeks (that’s right, 3 weeks!… Continue Reading →

Weekly reflection #8               This week in class, we discussed inclusive technologies and accessibility. In breakout rooms, we discussed two YouTube videos, and all felt similar ways about how, if technology can be brought into a classroom and help students… Continue Reading →

This week I spent a lot of time looking into the Linkou (Lin-Koh) District in Taipei, where I will be living and teaching for 7 weeks. The Linkou District has a population of about 130,000 and has a relatively large… Continue Reading →

Intro to using a compass This post will be about how to teach a lesson on using a compass. Depending on the skill level this will explain a simple activity and be more exploring the parts. If there are enough… Continue Reading →

Although XR technologies can certainly help with accessibility to certain places or experiences for people with disabilities, they are not necessarily accessible to everyone. An article from UC Berkeley states: “Given the importance of vision, hearing, motion, and haptic control… Continue Reading →

In class this week, we focused on Universal Design for Learning and how we as educators can support learners using digital technologies. In-Class Activity #1 One of the first activities we tried was to examine how accessible websites are using… Continue Reading →

For post 5, I want to go to Island View Beach. Island View Beach is a location I have wanted to go to for a while but have found it challenging to make the time to do so because I… Continue Reading →

For my sixth post, I wanted to go to Saxe Point. Saxe Point is a place I have been visited a few times with family as well as with summer camp groups. I find this place to be more special… Continue Reading →

As I’m nearing the end of my curtains, I wanted to reflect on some of the sewing resources I’ve discovered along the way. I still have some finishing touches and to hang them, but these are some resources that helped… Continue Reading →

Today, I am including a few new phrases that I have learned in Mandarin. But before I share those, I am going to share something I learned about verb conjugation in Mandarin. Mandarin has no verb changes for conjugation or… Continue Reading →