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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.
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Addressing Student Anxiety Through In-School and Local Programming
Building our professional knowledge about anxiety disorders at the school age child level to develop and implement a school-based program to reduce and/or manage student anxiety using the FRIENDS for Life model incorporating other wellness tools.
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Improving Growth Mindset in Math Through Differentiation for Students in Grades 2-4
Level(s): Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4Resource(s) Available:This project aimed to develop increased confidence in differentiated math teaching instruction among our teaching staff by providing focused professional development aimed at increasing teachers’ ability to differentiate their math instruction.
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Teaching Functional Communication to Students with Autism to Gain Skills That Will Help Them Navigate Difficult Social Situations
Area(s) of Focus: technology, well beingDivision(s): Special EducationLevel(s): Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10Resource(s) Available:We will be using iPads and an app called Proloquo2Go to help students build functional communication. The purpose of this project is to use functional communication to help student navigate through difficult social situations.
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Achieving Well-Being and Success Through Self-Regulation
This project helped students develop skills and methods for managing their emotions (stress and anxiety), behaviours, thoughts, attention and focus as a way of improving academic achievement and success, personal well-being, and self-regulation.
