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Technology for Pedagogical Documentation
The Early Years are an important time in a student’s life. Here they develop skills, relationships and confidence of learning. Pedagogical documentation enables teachers to make changes to our practice and to enhance collaborative inquiry.
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Creating a PLC Within the Kindergarten Division Based on Implementing STEM/STEAM Activities Within Project-Based Learning
Our goal is to create a PLC to research/implement STEM activities and makerspaces into project-based learning in FDK to make learning more engaging, authentic and self-motivating for students and educators, and to share this learning with others.
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Student Well-Being in the Early Learning Kindergarten Program
We seem to be facing an epidemic of children and adults/parents who are overwhelmed by behaviours resulting in the need for self-regulation (understanding the behaviour, why it is happening and why at this time is it happening).
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Focusing on Spatial Reasoning in Kindergarten
Area(s) of Focus: kindergarten, mathDivision(s): PrimaryLevel(s): KindergartenResource(s) Available:Using playful pedagogy with open-ended tasks based on the resource Taking Shape, we saw our students develop greater spatial thinking abilities. We saw the gains reflected in further tasks, free play and everyday language.
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Reach for the Stars
Area(s) of Focus: kindergartenDivision(s): PrimaryLevel(s): Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3Resource(s) Available:Explore the impact of 5 domains that affect children’s social, emotional and academic functioning in the classroom:
1) Use of technology
2) Nutrient-rich foods
3) Physical activity
4) Sleep
5) Relationships
