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The Language of Art: Elevating the Voice of the Child
The Language of Art: Elevating the Voice of the Child is aimed to cultivate a culture of creativity in our school that uses the visual arts as a tool to promote self-regulation and self-expression, and empower young children.
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Teaching Talk: Integrating Oral Language Development in Early Learning Kindergarten
Focusing on the integration of explicit oral language instruction, with a focus on phonological awareness, into all aspects of the ELK program (routines, large and small group activities, individual instruction, and technology use).
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Sharing and Refining Best Practices in Mathematics – Through a Special Education Lens
Area(s) of Focus: mathDivision(s): Intermediate, Special EducationLevel(s): Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:Teacher’s from special education classes collaborated to refine and explore best practices for their students’ growth in mathematics. Focus was on using data for targeted intervention on specific math strategies/concepts.
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Sharing and Refining Best Practices in Mathematics – Grades 6-8
Area(s) of Focus: mathDivision(s): IntermediateLevel(s): Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:Teachers collaborated to refine and explore best practices, to build their own toolkits and for students’ growth in mathematics. Focus was on using data for intervention on concepts & moving students from concrete to abstract thinking in grades 6-8.
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Enhancing Student Mathematical Understanding and Problem-Solving Capabilities Through the Use of Algorithms and Coding Software
Area(s) of Focus: math, technologyDivision(s): Intermediate, JuniorLevel(s): Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:This project was aimed at introducing computer programming to middle school students. It contains a series of lessons, with various entry points from teaching students binary, algorithms, languages, coding and how to use these tools to create.
