Parent/Guardian Information Evening Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Purpose of evening: Bring us together Share snapshot of our class community Acquaint with revised curriculum Introduce 1:1 learning initiative Discuss technology-related questions …
Bringing Us Together! Our class: 28 learners 14 males 14 females 16 1st/2nd generation Canadian 22+ kinesthetic learners 28 involved in one (or more) outside-school activities …
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Quick comparison Revised curriculum Current curriculum * focus on foundations of reading, writing, math and social studies * Performance standards based * ‘checklist’ of skills * prescriptive * Students as do-ers * pre-21st Century (Industrial Revolution) Revised curriculum * “Big Ideas” for each grade in each area of learning * Support for inquiry, project-based, hands-on, and interdisciplinary approaches * Integrating aboriginal perspectives/content * Students as creators * 21st Century learning
Current curriculum – Socials 8
Overview of Revised Curriculum # 1
Overview of Revised Curriculum # 2
Revised curriculum implementation: 2015-16 Introductory implementation K-9 2016-17 Required full implementation K-9 2017-18 Required full implementation 10-12
My journey… Taught 3 years in Omaha, Nebraska Began at Citadel in November 2000 Grade 6, 7, 7/8, 8, Student Services Questions about technology…lots of questions…
Technology is like water… If we teach our kids, they will swim, if we don’t…
And so… Grade 8 Transition to Riverside How am I preparing students for grade 9 Meeting the needs of all learners Professional Development 2 years of graduate studies Masters in Educational Practice…
The question I hope to investigate… By moving to a 1:1/Bring Your Own Device classroom environment, how can I enhance the social-emotional learning in my classroom?
Examples of technology we will explore…
What does this mean? We will… We will not… Learn about digital safety! Investigate our digital footprint/ tatoo Discuss, practice appropriate use with technology Stay connected with each other Keep our bodies moving Learn about empathy Create projects with a variety of output/learning options We will not… Use technology for everything!
I am always an email, Remind chat or call away. llewis@sd43.bc.ca Questions? Comments?