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Nurturing 21st Century Skills Through Inquiry and Technology
Level(s): Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5Resource(s) Available:The goal of our project is to nurture 21st century skills through inquiry and technology. Teachers will be empowered to use technology and discover ways to maximize its potential for all learners.
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Using Gaming to Boost Math Achievement and 21st Century Competency Development
Area(s) of Focus: curriculum, mathDivision(s): JuniorLevel(s): Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6Resource(s) Available:Games were used to help students deepen their understanding of numbers, develop their procedural fluency and provide opportunities to practise learned skills, all in addition to learning how to collaborate and communicate with their peers.
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Fostering Mathematical Inquiry and Critical Thinking in Grade 9 Curriculum
Teachers from Markville set out to revise and enhance the Grade 9 course to incorporate sustaining inquiry and critical thinking with the aim of fostering
• Students’ ability to think
• Growth mindset
• Modern learning
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Exploring Equity Through Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy
We sought to understand and address issues related to equity in the classroom through sharing academic resources and lived experiences, offering professional development and hearing student voices in order to improve staff capacity.
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Grade 11 Environmental Science – Improving the Experiential Experience and Exploring the Development of an Action-Based/Authentic Final Evaluation
This project involved collaboration between multiple schools in the HDSB in order to develop more experiential and action-based activities (including an authentic final task) for students in the Grade 11 environmental science course.
