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Using Co-operative Learning and Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces to Enhance 21st Century Learning in Junior Classrooms
Using both Peter Liljedahl’s thinking classroom framework and the Johnson’s co-operative learning structure, we hoped to merge both to create a positive, inclusive learning environment where ALL learners gained relevant new skills.
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Making a Difference: Using Assessment for Learning and the Three-Part Lesson Plan to Improve Student Achievement in Math
Our project focused on the use of the three-part lesson plan, a problem-solving model, a constructivist framework and various assessment strategies to increase students’ conceptual understanding of volume, mass, displacement and capacity.
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Student Wellness – A Grade 3-5 Approach
Area(s) of Focus: curriculum, well beingDivision(s): JuniorLevel(s): Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5Resource(s) Available:This project focused on giving teachers strategies to help create calmer classrooms where students are more in control of their emotions and therefore more ready to learn. By focusing on student well-being, we will see changes in teacher well-being.
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Using STEM (Lego Robotics EV3) to Increase Student Engagement with Students with a Mild Intellectual Disability
Area(s) of Focus: technologyDivision(s): Special EducationLevel(s): Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10Resource(s) Available:By using Lego Robotics EV3 kits, this project aims to increase student engagement in a special education classroom through student inquiry and project-based learning.
