In March 2019, I had the opportunity to tour both kindergarten and grade one classrooms at École Harbour Landing and St. Kateri Tekakwitha School (Regina, SK) for an early learning site visit. During the visit, I learned several concepts for…
Author: Mikaela
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
One of the most impactful things that technology makes possible is giving people the chance to connect with each other no matter where they are in the world. At the beginning of the semester, we were assigned to watch Michael…
Cookie Decorating: A Dream Crumb True!
I cannot believe that this is my final learning project post. It’s crazy to think how quickly this semester flew by! Over the last several weeks, I have taken on cookie decorating as part of my EDTC 300 course. Through…
Summary of Learning
I present to you my EDTC 300 Summary of Learning video! I decided to incorporate what I learned from my learning project as the visual component (cookie decorating). I used my phone to film and iMovie to edit. The script…
I Got a Pocket, Got a Pocketful of Sunshine
As per my last learning project post, my goal this week was to design and create my own set of sugar cookies. Typically, when planning something creative, I gravitate towards using the good old fashioned pencil and paper, as well…
Cracking the Code
The Teach Your Kids Code website states eight different reasons explaining why children should learn how to code. These reasons include promoting children to expand their creativity, help them develop their problem solving, thinking skills, and resilience, and even open…
#FakeNews
Since the internet is a lot easier to access today, it makes it a lot easier for anybody to post stories, articles, photos, videos, etcetera. This also includes individuals who want others to be exposed to made-up stories – better…
I Spy With My Little Eye… Someone’s Digital Identity
In a world where technology is becoming so prominent, our digital identities are becoming large factors of who we are – or maybe just large factors on how others perceive us. For example, in last week’s class, we discussed how…
Social Studies 4: Cultures in our Classroom
I designed this digital resource for my ESST 310 class. The resource provides students with 5 different activities that allow them to explore their own culture, as well as the cultures of their peers. Please see attachment below for further…
Science 5: The Heart
This mini unit plan was created collaboratively by myself and four of my colleagues for our ESCI 310 class. It is designed for grade 5 with a duration of 5-7 hours. This unit plan offers various activities and cross-curricular outcomes…