If you are a regular reader of Kindergarten Diva, you’ll know that my kindergarten students love yoga. They’ve been passionate about it since I first started teaching them in December. In May, I discovered another thing that they really love, and that is making. After attending Riding the Wave in Gimli, my teaching partner Leah […]
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Our most recent “connected classroom” project was organizing National Sweater Day at our schools this month to promote energy awareness and energy conservation. National Sweater Day is a World Wildlife Fund initiative which Mrs. Devon Caldwell’s Kindergarten class invited us to take part in. (You can read about their project learning here.) Although this was
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The Kids Who Code project is well underway in our classroom! Our class has been exploring coding for the last couple of weeks. We’ve learned that coding is “giving computers instructions/directions” and students have had the chance to try out a variety of coding tools. My students have learned a lot (and so have I!)
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My teaching partner and friend, Leah Obach, and I have worked together for a number of years on a variety of learning projects. For the past few years, our collaborations have focused on service-based projects where we have strived to make a difference, both locally and globally. A great deal of rich, real-life learning has
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We’re excited to share Little Hands Extended at the Riding the Wave of Change conference. You can view our presentation slides here. The right tools are key to supporting and enhancing project-based learning in your classroom, and here are links to a few of our favourite resources: Microsoft Educator Network: create a free account to access free
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We have been working on reducing our energy consumption through the One Hour, No Power challenge as part of our Classroom Energy Diet. Students in my class chose to aim for 10 hours without power to achieve the highest level for this challenge. For this challenge, the description stated “One hour of no power is
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We’re excited to share our road map for success with project-based learning at Awakening Possibilities’ Minds on Media event! The right tools are key to supporting and enhancing the learning in your classroom, and here are a few of our favourite resources. Microsoft Educator Network: create a free account to access free tools, tutorials, and
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Our latest Classroom Energy Diet Challenge focuses on tracking our garbage and finding ways to reduce the amount of trash we create in our classroom. We are learning about measurement right now, so measuring the amount of trash fit well with our current math goals. Our class is good at using a balance scale for
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Our latest project work has a little different twist than our usual project based learning format. If you are a teacher using PBL or considering PBL, keep in mind that a challenge or contest can be a great way to incorporate a project into your teaching! We have been participating in the Classroom Energy Diet
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I was pleased to be a presenter for the Microsoft in Education webinar on Project Based Learning. The evening presentation which I was part of was not recorded, however you can view the similar morning presentation here. Project based learning has become an important part of my approach to teaching and learning. I really enjoyed
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