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Can LEGO Enhance Student Learning?
Area(s) of Focus: revised curriculumLevel(s): Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4Resource(s) Available:A major aim of our project is to unlock the knowledge of early learners and give them a tangible and meaningful way of communicating complex and abstract ideas, orally and in writing, through builds using LEGO StoryStarter Kits.
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Got Real-World Issues? Engaging Students Through the Creation of a Cross-Curricular Collaborative Problem-Solving Adventure
Area(s) of Focus: revised curriculumDivision(s): IntermediateLevel(s): Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:This project provides resources to support inquiry-based, cross-curricular learning connected to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Improving Oral Language in French as a Secondary Language Classrooms Through Sustained Inquiry
Area(s) of Focus: revised curriculumLevel(s): Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 6, Grade 7Resource(s) Available:We worked on developing a culture of inquiry by examining what inquiry looks like in an FSL classroom across elementary classrooms and by questioning students and each other. We examined strategies found in Making Thinking Visible.
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Collaborative Inquiry as a Model for Student Improvement
How to use Sesame HQ as a way to improve pedagogical documentation (by teachers and students) and teacher collaboration.
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Creating a “Culture of Thinking” and Digital Portfolios: Integrating Language and Social Studies
In this project, FreshGrade ePortfolios were created for Grade 4 and Grade 7 students. Teachers planned integrated Social studies/language units whereby technology was used to “Capture the Learning” of students.
