When I saw the prompt for this week’s post, I was not sure what tool/app to try to document my learning project. So I went through the option Katia recommended us to look at, and I thought Fotobabble stood out…
Author: Torri Hollstein
About Me!
Hi! My name is Torri Hollstein. I am currently in my third year of elementary education at the University of Regina. Here are some things about myself to get to know me a bit better. I am originally from Calgary,…
Learning something new – punch needling
Last week during class, we were given time in our breakout rooms to discuss what we wanted to do for our learning projects. My whole group had all decided on what they wanted to do, but I could not settle…
Writing the Self Analysis: Socioeconomic Status and Classism
i) Normative Narratives In Janaya’s blog post about socioeconomic status and classism, she talked about an experience in her first year of high school, in grade nine. A friend and herself were attempting to meet new people, and they began…
Discussion Provocation: Gender Binaries
The term gender binary is defined as “a system of gender classification in which all people are categorized as being either male or female.” Notice how the definition uses the word “system”. Gender binaries have been put in place based…
Belly Baseball
As my best friend Pearl and I shuffle into the gym we glance around the room and see that Mrs. Sargent (Sarg for short) has the words “belly baseball” on the rolly board for today’s class. Pearl and I look…
The Toy Drive (self-story 3)
As I jump out of my mom’s bright red car, she yells, “Don’t forget to put those bags in the foyer under the tree. It’s for the Christmas toy drive!”. I grab the four bags from the trunk with my…
Self Portrait
“Alright, everyone, we are going to draw self-portraits today!”. My small, slippery hands drop below my chair into my gaping backpack. I feel the rough, bubbled top of my rectangular pencil box sitting at the bottom. My weak first-grader arms…
Education and Ice
I look at the clock every minute till it ticks 1:45. My classmates and I begin to get antsy. My science teacher can see us fidgeting. He breathes out the glorious words, “it’s time.” We kick our chairs back and…