I’m a technology coach for 15 different schools here in rural Manitoba and one of my favourite learning activities to do with classes each fall is The Global Read Aloud. The idea behind GRA is that classrooms around the world read the same book on the same schedule and then make connections with partner classes […]
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Need some inspiration for your classroom activities or coaching practice? In this episode, Leah shares some of her favourite learning activities to engage learners. These classroom activities work for different grade levels and subject areas. They are fun to teach and are usually a hit with students! Be sure to check out the links below
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Guest: Danielle Ali Danielle is an educator in Trinidad who is deeply committed to school improvement and adding value through her contributions in the field of education. Devon met her when she traveled to Trinidad and Tobago in 2015 to deliver professional development workshops as part of Project Overseas. In this episode, Danielle tells us
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It’s important for us to give back to the educational community, and one way we’ve decided to do that is by sharing free guided meditations through our KG Education podcast. Our podcast is available on Spotify, Apple, and other podcast providers…just search KG Education. When you subscribe, you’ll get access to a growing library of
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In the last few days your world has turned totally upside down. You went from ordinary school days of planning, teaching and interacting with students to reminding kids to wash their hands to finding out your school will be closed. You watched as students trickled out of your classrooms heading home to stay safe from a pandemic none of us could’ve imagined.
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Hey teachers, I know there is a lot going on in the world right now. I hope you are well. As the coronavirus situation rapidly evolves and our school systems are making plans to support student learning, I’ve been thinking about how I can help. Although we are not yet sure here in Manitoba what
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We hosted our Creating in the Classroom Learning Retreat on Friday. We were so excited to spend the day with an awesome group of local educators! Our Creating in the Classroom Learning retreat explored ideas for supporting teachers and learners in creating with technology. We included projects such as book creation, video creation and digital
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This year, let’s take it beyond Valentine’s day cards! I think we can spread love and kindness any day and what better way to show kindness than by giving a compliment? Supporting our students in treating others kindly is an important part of our role as educators. I created these compliment cards as a fun
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As 2019 comes to a close, I’ve been spending some time reflecting on my year and looking ahead to 2020. Something I started doing a few years ago was setting intentions each new year. I’m not really interested in making resolutions, but I do like to have some affirmations to guide my goal-setting for the
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This week is Computer Science Education Week so we wanted to share with you some of our favourite coding tools. We hope you’ll sign up for Hour of Code and try out an hour of programming activities with your students! Before we get into our list of coding tools, I want you to know that,
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