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Building a Community of Mathematicians
This project explores how we can build a community of mathematicians among our colleagues, our classrooms and throughout the school community. Some strategies we explored include problem-solving, number talks and the use of math tools.
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Math Inquiry Across the Strands
This inquiry addresses geometry, number sense, measurement in a social studies context. Our initial inquiry was the creation of a Winter Math Festival. The second inquiry was an investigation of societies around the world (historic and modern).
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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.
