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Nov 52 min read
Engaging Students in Supply and Demand Vocabulary: Reflections from the Classroom
Last week, I taught a lesson on the essential vocabulary in AP Microeconomics Unit 2: Supply and Demand. Vocabulary is foundational in...
Nov 23 min read
Three Close Reads
I have been using a lot of resources from the OER Project this year. It has great material to teach history in a way that develops real...
Oct 252 min read
Our Grade 6 Stone Age Diorama Project
This past month, I had lead a project that combined history, art, and storytelling with my Grade 6 students in social studies class. In...
Oct 193 min read
Lesson Plan: Identifying Cause and Effect
In continuation to my series of lesson plans based on the article “ Technology over the long run: zoom out to see how dramatically the...
Oct 165 min read
Lesson Plan: Summarizing in 10, 50 and 100 Words
Summarizing is an essential skill that enables individuals to identify main ideas while filtering out less critical details. This skill...
Oct 53 min read
How Identifying Key Words Can Help ESL Students Read More Effectively
For ESL students, reading advanced material can often feel overwhelming. A useful strategy to make the process less intimidating is to...
Oct 23 min read
Five Different Activities with One Article
One article can go a really long way in terms of activities and lesson plans. In this blog post, I want to explore ways in which you can...
Sep 213 min read
Differentiation in the Classroom: Insights from My PD Session
My school, like any school, is unique. We are a small institution with fewer than 200 students, ranging from Early Childcare to Grade 12....
May 132 min read
Lesson Plan – Using Supporting Evidence to Justify a Claim
As a social studies teacher, I teach both content and skills. One skill I am focusing on with my Grade 7 students this term is on the use...
Mar 302 min read
Reflective Teaching – What I Learned at ETASHA
I am pursuing a master’s degree in education with a focus on advanced teaching, and this semester, I am enrolled in a course on research...
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