Curling Over the past four years, I have been heavily involved in curling, competing in high school and U21 provincials. This year because I am occupied with school and work, I am not able to curl on my own team, but I am volunteering as an instructor in a children’s curling program. Once a week, for two and a half hours, I instruct curling at the Highland Curling Club to children ages ten to thirteen. This is my first year…
In high school, I received honour roll for all four years, and I was awarded the French Immersion Award of excellence for two years in a row. During my senior year, I was honored to be elected student council president and it was an amazing leadership opportunity. Throughout high school, I also had the opportunity to be apart of many different sports teams and was awarded Junior Female Athlete of the Year in grade eleven, and Senior Female Athlete of…
I graduated high school in 2018 from Thom Collegiate, with bilingual honors. During the summer of 2019, I participated in the Explore program to improve my French, spending five weeks at l’Universite Laval in Quebec City. I am now studying at the University of Regina in the KInesiology/Education joint degree program, and I am planning on pursuing a minor in French.
Throughout ECS 100, we talked lots about Indigenous philosophies and values that have been altered because of European colonization, and how that as effected teaching. To showcase our learning, we were asked to complete a project representing our personal journey to reconciliation, and what we have learned while talking about reconciliation during our lectures. One aspect of this project was to include a visual representation and a reflection of our representation. For my visual representation, I chose to create an…
In this section of my blog, I will be posting different websites, blogs, and tools I will use throughout my education journey! I am hoping to accumulate a variety of sources that I will be able to incorporate into my teaching. Websites https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/ https://edpuzzle.com/ https://ed.ted.com/ https://learninglab.si.edu/discover https://edshelf.com/ http://growingyoungmovers.com/ https://www.ophea.net/ Journals Physical Health Education Journal The Physical Education Journal is comprised of many different articles that expand on all aspects of physical and health education. It is specified towards upcoming techniques…
I was born on June 3rd, 2001 in Regina, Saskatchewan. I live with my mom, Tracey, my dad, Randy, and my 16-year-old brother, Bram. Growing up, I was always playing in my backyard or reading books. I have always had a healthy relationship with my parents and I am very grateful for that. My parents raised me to be respectful, active, and empathetic towards others. Many of my core values come from the viewpoints expressed to me by my parents….
In my ECS 100 class, I got the opportunity to spend one afternoon per week, for eight weeks in an elementary school classroom! This experience allowed me to observe a real classroom while learning about many different teaching philosophies. I really enjoyed connecting with the students and learning about the work that goes into teaching elementary school. For my field placement, I was placed in Ecole Centennial school. It is a fully French Immersion school, which was a great opportunity…