Classroom Activities & Strategies

Booksnaps: A Tech-Infused Reading Response

I like booksnaps allow students to share their ideas and connections to a text in a more visual way, incorporating some digital design skills plus reading skills! This activity works well with all ages and can be done with a variety of texts, including picture books, novels, non-fiction texts, magazine articles, a page of a textbook, research articles, or just about anything else.

Booksnaps: A Tech-Infused Reading Response Read More »

Cultivating Connection Podcast Episode 7: The Museum Hack

Virtual and in-person museum visits can really enhance teaching and learning in a variety of subject areas. Museum hacking is a pedagogical approach that goes beyond passive viewing to actively engaging with museum exhibits to question, critique, and disrupt. Learn more about the museum hack and how Devon has used it with her Faculty of

Cultivating Connection Podcast Episode 7: The Museum Hack Read More »

Museum Hacking

The Museum Hack Have you ever taken your students to a museum–either an online or in-person visit? Museums offer a huge potential for powerful experiential learning experiences. There are strong links to many curricular topics but even better opportunities to teach critical thinking skills and disrupt traditional portrayals of history. Devon took her Brandon University Social

Museum Hacking Read More »