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Technology Use Reflection

Posted on March 12, 2023 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Technology Use Reflection

When planning for technology implementation in the classroom, while it is important to know where a task falls in each of the various models processing technology implementation. It is essential to examine how it fits with the current needs of the students in our classroom. While there is much I would like to do with…

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GDE 832, Leadership, Reflections, Technology

Thoughts on YouTube in the Classroom

Posted on March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Thoughts on YouTube in the Classroom

Thoughts on Technology in Education When looking at the uses of technology and online communication in classrooms and building communities of learning we have to first examine what is the purpose of the tool, why are we using it and what is the purpose of it in our classroom. Before we begin to use a…

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GDE 832, Online Platforms, PIC RAT, Technology

Joyful Creativity – Arts Commons

Posted on March 12, 2023 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Joyful Creativity – Arts Commons

I was immediately drawn to the creativity and joy that was evident in the initial Arts Common’s video, it first reminded me of my own experiences in the Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts Program in university as well as my own background as a dancer. I loved their initial message about examining how stories change as the…

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GDE 832

The Challenge of Labels

Posted on March 12, 2023 By Amanda Younger No Comments on The Challenge of Labels

In reading about the different approaches to education and curriculum I realize that I don’t fit into any one particular box. I like elements of several and combine what works for me and my students to best fit their needs. If I were to pick one that best connects to my style of teaching it…

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GDE 832, Inquiry, Inspiration, Leadership, Reflections

Connecting My Wonders

Posted on March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Connecting My Wonders

For the last few years creating thriving community connections for our classrooms has been a challenge with COVID 19 protocols and the world first closing and then slowly reopening. One of my favourite connections that my class has is our grade 9 and 10 buddies at a local high school, we get together about once…

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First People's Principals, GDE 832, Reflections

Critical Thinking – Student Created Rubrics

Posted on November 3, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Critical Thinking – Student Created Rubrics

“Include others in decision making. A class, group, or family can codevelop criteria for rules, or examine rules to understand what criteria were considered in making the rules. Safety, equity, and protecting the leaders may be some criteria used in the development of rules. What criteria are used to decide whether a source of information…

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GDE 833, Reflections, Thinking

Blooms Taxonomy in Education

Posted on November 3, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Blooms Taxonomy in Education

“However, the theory didn’t become widespread among public school educators as a theory of assessment, it became popularized as a theory of teaching- prescribing when and how outcomes should be addressed.” (Case, The Unfortunate Consequences of Bloom’s Taxonomy, 2013) Wow, was this statement impactful! I began my teacher education in the fall of 2014 and…

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Assessment, GDE 833

Why Math

Posted on November 3, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Why Math

Over the past couple years, I have often been asked by people in my personal life or my school, “why math?” I don’t have a definitive single defining moment answer but can draw on inspiration from many places. The first being I like patterns and when things happen in a predictable way. However, I credit…

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Math, Reflections

Wonders Start Up Information

Posted on September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Wonders Start Up Information

Hello Wonder Families, Welcome to Division 5! We are looking forward to an exciting grade four year. My name is Ms. Younger, and I am excited to be entering my fifth year at LFES and my eighth year in the Langley School District. I completed my Bachelor’s in Geographic Information Systems in 2014 and my…

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News Letters and Notices, Term 1, Wonders

Three Act Math Tasks

Posted on August 21, 2022 By Amanda Younger No Comments on Three Act Math Tasks
Three Act Math Tasks

Over the past two school years I have been working towards fully implementing the Building Thinking Classrooms approach to teaching math. I’ve found that this has also led to me looking for a much wider library of rich math tasks. Changing my approach to teaching math has really opened my eyes to what is possible…

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GDE 831, Innovation, Inquiry, Math, Teaching

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