View 2016-17 Submissions

Exploring Spatial Reasoning Through Coding
Area(s) of Focus: math
Division(s): Primary, Junior, Special Education
Level(s): Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Resource(s) Available:
Teachers/students will learn how to code as a tool for learning. Teachers will engage in professional learning opportunities on how to use the various coding apps and tools and collaborate with a lead teacher to support implementation in class.

Keyword(s):
coding, math, robots, technology
Building Mathematicians Through Learning Buddies
Area(s) of Focus: math
Division(s): Primary, Junior
Level(s): Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Resource(s) Available:
During cross-divisional learning buddies, students had opportunities to explore growth mindset, math and STEM challenges to further develop their math confidence and to support our math community.

Keyword(s):
hands-on, inquiry, math, math community, stem
Reading Non-Fiction Texts in Social Studies

Area(s) of Focus: revised curriculum
Division(s): Junior
Level(s): Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6

For this project, we developed lessons which integrate Grade 4, 5 and 6 social studies with the language curriculum. We used the fiction and nonfiction Reading Signposts by Beers and Probst to read social studies texts for deeper understanding.

Keyword(s):
language, signposts, social studies