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Reflection 10 – EdCamp

Today was a great opportunity to hear some experts in the field and just have some good open discussion. When I joined the mental health breakout room, the talk was focused on sleep and just how important that is to… Continue Reading →

Reflection 9 – Computational Thinking

Rich McCue was our guest speaker today and it was really nice to have him there. Computational thinking and cross-curricular coding was the topic of discussion, and this is definitely something I have been hoping to discuss in this class…. Continue Reading →

Reflection 8 – Gaming In Education

Heidi James was our guest speaker to talk about gaming in education. She also had guest student speakers Emma and Jorja to talk about their experiences using Minecraft in education. We started off with discussing our own experience with gaming… Continue Reading →

Reflection 7 – BCEd Access

Chantelle was our guest speaker this past Friday from BCEd access, a volunteer organization designed to help support students with special needs and complex learners through the use of technology. An obvious challenge is getting parents on board and making… Continue Reading →

Reflection 6 – Implementing Inquiry

Structured inquiry, controlled inquiry, guided inquiry, free inquiry. These have been discussed more in depth with Trevor and in today’s class, trying to find ways to implement some of this in our careers and possibly during practicum. It seems like… Continue Reading →

Reflection 5 – Inquiry Based Learning

Trevor MacKenzie was our guest speaker this past Friday, and he is also involved with inquiry based learning. This was a fantastic lecture and there was a lot of great information. His values are as a Constructivist Educator, where learners… Continue Reading →

Reflection 3 & 4 – Inquiry & Social Media

Jesse Miller’s talk was very enlightening. I think it really made everyone stop and consider what might be on their social media. This really shows how privacy does not exist very much on the internet and social media unless you… Continue Reading →

Reflection 2 – Sharing Resources

There are a lot of areas I need to continue to work on to make sure I can navigate my blog efficiently, but I think I am getting the hang of it. I am happy to have learned about Creative… Continue Reading →

Reflection 1 – High Tech High

Just testing this out. High tech high seems like a really cool concept where the focus is more on the learning and figuring out how to solve problems, not so much focus on the content. It teaches kids to make… Continue Reading →

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