As I have become more familiar with Twitter, I see it as a positive professional development tool. I have been able to connect with educators who have shared useful resources that I can apply in my future classroom. I have been able to find ideas for lesson plans, tips for classroom management, and suggestions to
Author: Grace Smyth
A Changing World
In reflecting on our changed world in relation to technology and media, I believe the fact that over 9000 hours of content is uploaded to YouTube every day shows our desire to create and participate in this online community. It is important to recognize that our students also have these desires to participate in this
Stitching a Sail
This week I focused on cross stitching a simple sailboat pattern. I learned two things while working on my project this week: Cross stitch is very time consuming… and I mean VERY time consuming. Those squares are very tiny and it takes a lot of them to create a finished pattern, even a small one.
This Week on Feedly…
If you have read any of my previous blogs, you know that I can be quite skeptical about technology. So naturally, when we were assigned to get an RSS reader account, I was not overly enthused about the idea. Luckily, the more I explored Feedly, the more excited I became. I have seen so many
I Stitched!
Well everyone, I finally learned how to cross stitch! With a little help from Phil’s Next Kick and Corrie Berry I learned the basic stitch. If you are looking for a beginner video that will assist you in learning this skill, I highly recommend these two videos. I started out by practicing the stitch on
Welcome To Graceland!
Hey everyone, welcome to my blog! I’m Grace Smyth, a third-year education student at the University of Regina. I am currently completing my pre-internship at Ruth M. Buck elementary school in the Regina Public School Division. I found my love for the classroom in the Philippines when I was volunteering as a teacher assistant in
An Itch to (Cross) Stitch
For my learning project, I will be learning how to cross-stitch! I have always admired cross-stitch artwork and after I commented on a pattern my boyfriend’s mom was working on, she gave me a kit for Christmas! Although I have tried similar tasks in the past and been unsuccessful (Don’t even get me started on
Hello!
Hi there! I am Grace Smyth, a University of Regina elementary education pre-intern. Currently, I am placed in a grade 2 classroom in Regina Public. Through this experience I am continually gaining classroom knowledge, collaborating with numerous colleagues, and experiencing a wide variety of teaching methods. I look forward to sharing my new understandings and