Monday, March 23, 2015

Using Scratch Jr. as a Stepping Stone for Coding

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As my students and I continue on our journey exploring coding in our classroom I wanted to find an app that would help my students build a f...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Teaching Coding without a Computer

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It was our second lesson on coding without a computer.  If you would like to see our first lesson check it out here. Today, I had the lea...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Introducing Seven Year Olds to Coding

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A little over a month ago, I was invited to be on a team of writers for the ministry of Ontario to create a document for teachers about co...
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Sunday, February 8, 2015

Using Brainpop, iPads and Padlet to learn about the Water Cycle

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Last week Sarah (my teaching partner) and I introduced the water cycle to our students. On Tuesday we started with a Padlet wall to see wha...
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Friday, January 23, 2015

Join The Global Project #kidscancreatechange

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We (my teaching partner and I) are embarking on an inquiry that we hope will promote innovation, empowerment, risk taking, commitment, and ...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Show Me The Money!

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The past few weeks we have been working on money.  My second graders are expected to be able to estimate and count money amounts to one do...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

Changing the World by EMPOWERING my Students

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I have been reading other blogs tonight and seeing the pattern of choosing "one word" to really focus on this year.  This co...