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Ashleigh Winter

"Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire." – W.B. Yeats

Ashleigh Winter

"Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire." – W.B. Yeats

  • ECS203
  • ECS101
    • Education Journey
      • Becoming a Teacher
      • Educational Creations
      • Journey to Reconciliation
      • Focus Questions:
      • Educational Philosophies
      • I Believe
      • Professional Quotes
      • Resources
        • Educational Resources
        • Inclusion & Diversity
        • Truth & Reconciliation
  • About Me

Author: Ashleigh Winter

ECS203

My Learning Journey

Ashleigh WinterJune 22, 2023Leave a Comment on My Learning Journey

Please find attached my video submission for the final assignment for ECS210. https://www.videoscribe.co/app/preview/5bebe730-62b0-4c73-83a8-02591519d21b

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Colonization + Mathematics

Ashleigh WinterJune 14, 2023June 14, 20231 Comment on Colonization + Mathematics

Indigenous peoples of Canada had their own way of knowing, being and learning long before European settlers came to these lands. In the reading by Leroy Little Bear, Jagged Worldviews Colliding, he explains the impact that colonization has had on…

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Treaty Education

Ashleigh WinterJune 7, 20231 Comment on Treaty Education

I believe that it is important to teach Treaty Ed and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Content and Perspectives, regardless if your class and/or school has few or no First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. I do not understand why…

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Learning Theories & Models of Curriculum

Ashleigh WinterMay 30, 20231 Comment on Learning Theories & Models of Curriculum

There are three main learning theories that are discussed in the book, Teaching in a Digital Age, by A.W. Bates. These consist of: behaviourism, cognitivism, and constructivism and my aim is to connect these learning theories with the three models…

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Curriculum & Treaty Curriculum

Ashleigh WinterMay 23, 2023May 23, 20231 Comment on Curriculum & Treaty Curriculum

In the book, Curriculum Policy and the Politics of What Should Be Learned in Schools”, Ben Levin defines curriculum “as an official statement of what students are expected to know and be able to do” (Levins 8). However, in order…

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The “Good Student”

Ashleigh WinterMay 17, 2023May 30, 20232 Comments on The “Good Student”

The commonsense categorises a “good” student in the following ways:  Great listening skills Obey the teacher Not speaking out of turn Understanding the concepts and assignments with little-to-no difficulty Be successful in learning the traditional teaching methods There are certainly…

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A Look at Commonsense

Ashleigh WinterMay 6, 2023May 10, 20231 Comment on A Look at Commonsense

In the introduction into Kumashiro’s book, Against Common Sense: Teaching and Learning Toward Social Justice, Kumanishiro dives into what it means for schools to uphold what is deemed commonsense. What is deemed commonsense to one culture, may be entirely different…

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© Ashleigh Winter
  • ECS203
  • ECS101
    • Education Journey
      • Becoming a Teacher
      • Educational Creations
      • Journey to Reconciliation
      • Focus Questions:
      • Educational Philosophies
      • I Believe
      • Professional Quotes
      • Resources
        • Educational Resources
        • Inclusion & Diversity
        • Truth & Reconciliation
  • About Me