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-by Brittney Glinsbockel and Ivy Waite In grade 4 Humanities this term, students have been examining events that are relevant to Alberta’ History. To begin with, as a class, students examined posters advertising settlement to Canada’s west and activated prior … Continue reading Grade 4: Examining Alberta’s History, Part 1
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Earlier this school year, Grade 8 Humanities Teacher Jaime Groeller worked with her students to purposefully engage them in Active Reading. Below is an excerpt from her class blog around “Talking to the Text”. Inspired by a student video created … Continue reading Talking to the Text
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-by Dave Bennett and Katie Haigh As part of our Waste in Our World exploration, grade 4s have been tasked with taking something of little or no value and creating something usable that serves a purpose. The overarching question was … Continue reading Upcycle That! Grade 4 Waste in Our World
(continued from earlier posts Deirdre’s Reflections, Kevin’s Reflection, the introduction to our action research, emphasizing student autonomy) -by Deirdre Bailey and Kevin Sonico A major advantage of the FreshGrade tool that has been touched on briefly above but merits further discussion was … Continue reading FreshGrade: Commendations, Recommendations & Limitations
Over the course of this school year, my role as Curriculum Portfolio Leader has allowed me to witness a wide array of strong Inquiry-based instruction happening here at Connect Charter School. I have been fortunate that our teachers have shared the accomplishments of our students with me and I have enjoyed translating this success into a series of videos that brings focus to the work we do here. The videos are available on the school’s YouTube Channel, but here is a convenient list of the videos that are currently available for viewing. I look forward to continuing this series over … Continue reading Inquiry Lives Here – A Video Series
As Curriculum Portfolio Leader, I have the pleasure of working with our teaching staff to support the design, implementation, and assessment of various learning activities. I derive pleasure from helping teachers tell the story of their work through the production of videos that showcase the elements of their work that help to deepen the understanding of their students. To this end, I have created a series of videos centered around the theme that “Inquiry Lives Here”. The staff at Connect strongly believes there is incredible value and benefit in sharing what we do with the world outside our walls. Please view … Continue reading Inquiry Lives Here
A great post by Two Wheel View about working with our Grade 4 students! Continue reading Bike Science
At Connect, outdoor and environmental education have been embedded in our charter and teaching philosophy for years but many of the outdoor experiences we focus on have been off school grounds. The bulk of students’ outdoor time however, is local. … Continue reading Envisioning our Future Outdoor Spaces
Our Grade 7’s have been working on a project we call the iHistory project, in which they choose, research, and communicate the most remarkable aspects of a historical story involving their own family. We are nearing completion of 100 projects … Continue reading Grade 7 iHistory Projects – The Most Remarkable