Monday, October 6, 2014
My Philosophy of Tech‐enhanced Teaching
Creating an animoto video is an awesome way to get students engaged for future lessons, as well as can be used as a hook for some lessons. Overall, using multimedia is a GREAT way to use technology to engage and enhance lessons for students, and in general just to make learning more fun and appealing for students.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Introduction to ALGEBRA in Grade 6!
Students:
As we head into a new week I want to take a moment to talk to you about our up and coming math unit: ALGEBRA! Now, I know the word "Algebra" is an intimidating word BUT I promise that I have a large amount of fun and engaging lessons set up to make Algebra fun and meaningful! To get yourself comfortable with some of the vocabulary associated with Algebra, and to see that Algebra is not all that intimidating please take some time to play on Math Prodigy, using your username and password we set up in class last week. Please be sure to play any and all games under the "Patterning and Algebra" section! A shortcut to the link can be found below:
Math Prodigy
Parents:
During the next two weeks, your children and I will be taking a journey through the world of Algebra in our math class. Algebra can be a difficult and challenging unit for many students, so I encourage you to support your child with positive encouragement, encourage them to access their Math Prodigy account at home and use it as a means of practicing their Algebra skills. Lastly, I strongly encourage you to reach out to me should your child have some serious struggles with this unit. I have taken a lot of time to carefully organize and plan this unit so that all students will be engaged, understand what they are learning, and have fun learning Algebra! Below is a list of the specific expectations that will be addressed this upcoming week, and additionally the terminology for these expectations can be found in Math Prodigy, so please feel free to explore the game with your child!
Specific expectations addressed this coming week with Patterning & Algebra:
Ontario Ministry of Education- Math Curriculum Grades 1-8Have a Great Weekend!!
As we head into a new week I want to take a moment to talk to you about our up and coming math unit: ALGEBRA! Now, I know the word "Algebra" is an intimidating word BUT I promise that I have a large amount of fun and engaging lessons set up to make Algebra fun and meaningful! To get yourself comfortable with some of the vocabulary associated with Algebra, and to see that Algebra is not all that intimidating please take some time to play on Math Prodigy, using your username and password we set up in class last week. Please be sure to play any and all games under the "Patterning and Algebra" section! A shortcut to the link can be found below:
Math Prodigy
Parents:
During the next two weeks, your children and I will be taking a journey through the world of Algebra in our math class. Algebra can be a difficult and challenging unit for many students, so I encourage you to support your child with positive encouragement, encourage them to access their Math Prodigy account at home and use it as a means of practicing their Algebra skills. Lastly, I strongly encourage you to reach out to me should your child have some serious struggles with this unit. I have taken a lot of time to carefully organize and plan this unit so that all students will be engaged, understand what they are learning, and have fun learning Algebra! Below is a list of the specific expectations that will be addressed this upcoming week, and additionally the terminology for these expectations can be found in Math Prodigy, so please feel free to explore the game with your child!
Specific expectations addressed this coming week with Patterning & Algebra:
- make tables of values for growing patterns, given pattern rules in words (e.g., start with 3, then double each term and add 1 to get the next term), then list the ordered pairs (with the first coordinate representing the term number and the second coordinate representing the term) and plot the points in the first quadrant, using a variety of tools.
- determine the term number of a given term in a growing pattern that is represented by a pattern rule in words, a table of values, or a graph.
- describe pattern rules (in words) that generate patterns by adding or subtracting a constant, or multiplying or dividing by a constant, to get the next term.
Ontario Ministry of Education- Math Curriculum Grades 1-8Have a Great Weekend!!
Monday, September 22, 2014
Introduction to a NEW Science Lesson!
Students:
This week we will be starting our space unit as we have discussed in class! As mentioned, please remember to make observations about the moon and what it looks like throughout this week as we will be making numerous connections with what you observe and our class lessons and experiments!! To become more familiar with the phases of the moon and vocabulary please try this fun game in the link below:
Phases of the Moon Game
Parents:
In the weeks to come your children and I will be discussing numerous space related topics. As a introductory to our space unit, I would like to engage them in the phases of the moon and start to expose them to key vocabulary words such as: orbit, rotation, sun, moon, waxing crescent, waning crescent, among other key terms. Please feel free to watch and/or play the above phases of the moon game with your child to gain some insight into what we will be discussing this week. We will be covering the following expectations this week while looking at the phases of the moon and conducting various experiments regarding our moon and its orbit around Earth in relation to the sun.
Specific expectations addressed this week with our lessons on the phases of the moon:
3.2 identify the bodies in space that emit light (e.g., stars) and those that reflect light (e.g., moons and planets)
For further references or inquiries please see the attached linked with the Ontario science curriculum:
Ontario Ministry of Education- Science and Technology Curriculum Grades 1-8
This week we will be starting our space unit as we have discussed in class! As mentioned, please remember to make observations about the moon and what it looks like throughout this week as we will be making numerous connections with what you observe and our class lessons and experiments!! To become more familiar with the phases of the moon and vocabulary please try this fun game in the link below:
Phases of the Moon Game
Parents:
In the weeks to come your children and I will be discussing numerous space related topics. As a introductory to our space unit, I would like to engage them in the phases of the moon and start to expose them to key vocabulary words such as: orbit, rotation, sun, moon, waxing crescent, waning crescent, among other key terms. Please feel free to watch and/or play the above phases of the moon game with your child to gain some insight into what we will be discussing this week. We will be covering the following expectations this week while looking at the phases of the moon and conducting various experiments regarding our moon and its orbit around Earth in relation to the sun.
Specific expectations addressed this week with our lessons on the phases of the moon:
2.4 use appropriate science and technology vocabulary, including axis, tilt, rotation, revolution, planets, moons, comets, and asteroids, in oral and written communication
2.5 use a variety of forms (e.g., oral, written, graphic, multimedia) to communicate with different audiences and for a variety of purposes
(e.g., use a graphic organizer to identify and order main ideas and supporting details for a report about how science and technology can help humans adapt to life in space)
3.1 identify components of the solar system, including the sun, the earth, and other planets, natural satellites, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids, and describe their physical characteristics in qualitative terms
3.2 identify the bodies in space that emit light (e.g., stars) and those that reflect light (e.g., moons and planets)
For further references or inquiries please see the attached linked with the Ontario science curriculum:
Ontario Ministry of Education- Science and Technology Curriculum Grades 1-8
My favourite links!
Below are a list of links that you might find helpful to getting to know me better as an educator!
Twitter Account - this is my professional twitter account where you will find all kinds of interesting and educational posts, technology based lessons and integration within the classroom with technology!
Pinterest Account - here you will find a board that gives you a better idea of who I am as a teacher, as well as numerous boards with educational ideas, project ideas, and fun educational information that you might find helpful!
Solaro Learning - which contains all forms of practice questions and lessons aligned with the Ontario curriculum to help assist and further reinforce students' knowledge about information taking place within the classroom.
Twitter Account - this is my professional twitter account where you will find all kinds of interesting and educational posts, technology based lessons and integration within the classroom with technology!
Pinterest Account - here you will find a board that gives you a better idea of who I am as a teacher, as well as numerous boards with educational ideas, project ideas, and fun educational information that you might find helpful!
Solaro Learning - which contains all forms of practice questions and lessons aligned with the Ontario curriculum to help assist and further reinforce students' knowledge about information taking place within the classroom.
Resources
Throughout your journey this year you will find the following resource useful for furthering your learning:
EQAO information and practice questions - with this being a big EQAO for students, this link gives all forms of tips, tricks, and practice questions to help make students feel more at ease and less nervous about writing the EQAO tests in May!
EQAO information and practice questions - with this being a big EQAO for students, this link gives all forms of tips, tricks, and practice questions to help make students feel more at ease and less nervous about writing the EQAO tests in May!
Welcome!
Welcome Grade 6's!
I look forward to meeting each and every one of you this year during my experience in your classroom! Hopefully you will look forward to some great lessons with me involving technology and a lot of hands on experiences. I enjoy bringing learning to life and making learning fun and meaningful for all my students and I hope that you will feel that way about all my lessons.
Welcome Parents and/or Guardians:
Thank you for allowing me to teach and be apart of your child's class this school year! A few things to know about me are that I am a teacher candidate at Brock University, I have a passion for learning and bettering how students learn and understand key concepts taught from the Ontario curriculum. I have a lot of experience within the classroom walls with volunteer experience as well as with tutoring and coaching students of all ages with soccer. I feel that with the guidance of your child's classroom teacher, we will all have a great year together and learn and grow together as a community!
I look forward to meeting each and every one of you this year during my experience in your classroom! Hopefully you will look forward to some great lessons with me involving technology and a lot of hands on experiences. I enjoy bringing learning to life and making learning fun and meaningful for all my students and I hope that you will feel that way about all my lessons.
Welcome Parents and/or Guardians:
Thank you for allowing me to teach and be apart of your child's class this school year! A few things to know about me are that I am a teacher candidate at Brock University, I have a passion for learning and bettering how students learn and understand key concepts taught from the Ontario curriculum. I have a lot of experience within the classroom walls with volunteer experience as well as with tutoring and coaching students of all ages with soccer. I feel that with the guidance of your child's classroom teacher, we will all have a great year together and learn and grow together as a community!
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