| Project Topic | Struggling Readers | Literature In Music Classes | Science Anxiety | Story Workshop |
| School | University Of Alberta | University Of Alberta | Queen’s University | Queen’s University |
| Format | Oral Presentation | Oral Presentation | Pod Cast | Website |
| Key information | Anxiety and mental health affect readingReciprocal relationship between trauma and anxiety and struggles with readingBased on social constructivist approachesTrust between teacher and students and student and community mattersAll background literacy experience is valid and importantMetacognitive skillsStudents need access to multiple types of texts and topicsRequires peer coaching and collaboration to see effects | Links between children’s literature and activities in the music classroomConnecting music class to what is being learned in the core classroomLiterature can frame all areas of musical learning | Negative emotion towards a science task that prevents a student from beginning or completing a science taskStudents need to understand science to interact with the worldAnxiety can cause students to underperform on an assessmentFemales have more anxiety due to lack of role models and cultural differencesLack of math content in elementary education programsStudents need exposure to STEM topics to help reduce anxietyPost tricky concepts as images around the roomPro-D for teachers to help build their confidence | Implementation of story workshopIdeas and steps for implementationStory workshop is linked to early childhood developmentSupports language acquisitionEncourages creative thinkingHands on way to get kids ready to create their own narratives |
| Glow | Applicable to the classroomClear pointsLeft me wanting more | Cross curricular learningShows an approach to use something students enjoy to build interest and confidence in literacy | Discussion of UDL and creating opportunities to see teachers need to make errors and correctionsAccessible format for teachers | Clear informationAccessible formatGreat visualsThe six tips page |
| Grow | Quick paceNeeded more informationPoor video quality – should have recorded the presentation with a voice over | A summary of the total work – wanted more informationVideo quality – panning between presenter and screen was distractingWould have liked to see a sample of the songs used as cross curricular lessons | Some rambling on unrelated politicsDoes not offer alternatives to fill gaps discussedHard to follow the flow with out an outline or visuals | Lay out and functionality need to scroll to the top to go to new pages side menus could be helpful |
| My questions | What were the specific skills students needed? How do those connect to reading powers? | Where can I find the song story books?How can this be applied in a k-5 school setting? | How would visuals have supported understanding?If math proficiency testing was implemented what is the plan to support teachers who are not successful? | How can these ideas be extended to older students?How can parents be taught about story workshop to increase parent support and buy in? |
Thinking about my own plan for my capstone and long term goal wanting to create and eventually publish a program for number sense teaching and assessment I think that either a website or short video series would be a good format for sharing information on number sense. I am thinking about a short video series of 5-6 minutes per installment on each of the 5 strands of number sense or even shorter videos for social media. Many teachers primarily access ideas and educational content through social media, I think that creating and sharing ideas in a public forum that is easily accessible for many educators is going to be the best way to share my ideas. While writing papers and producing classroom resources and websites is valuable and supports teaching and learning there is no point if the ideas can’t be shared. In many of my conversations though my PME journey there has been discussion of meeting students where they are and how they access ideas and information we need to do the same for teachers. Virtual PLCs through various social media platforms are often home to lively conversation and sharing, I think posting my ideas where people are already accessing the information is going to be important. This term I want to prepare background information on number sense and how the 5 strands work together as well as creating a sample assessment for a few grades, focusing on k-5. Long term I want to create something larger that could potentially be published as a book complete with activities to support number sense development along a continuum.