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Apps or Projects or Goals? Or Snow in April?
Spring is here! We know this from the wacky weather we are having. The buds are growing and colours are popping everywhere and it’s a timely reminder of transitions even in education technologies. There are apps (applications) and then there are “apps”. While all apps are meant to do something, it is not until you…
Shared Conversations and Communities of Practice
It was an energizing Pro-D on February 28th as we came together virtually with colleagues and friends. Ideas shared and processes unpacked throughout many of the workshops. As we move into March and April we might consider taking deeper dives into those ideas. We have been hard at work developing on-demand videos in a wide…
Building Community and Hour of Code
Hi everyone! Michelle here, I’ve taken over the Learning Tech blog for a moment to share with you all some exciting resources for Hour of Code and Comp Sci Education Week. I will also be introducing the new Burnaby Learning Community in MS Teams! Read on to learn more. December is creeping up quickly and…
Assessment Series – Katie White
Handouts from Assessment Series – Katie White Elementary Series: Assessment and the Whole Person (March 11 2021) Formative Assessment and Feedback Handouts (April 15, 2021) Self-assessment and goal setting handouts (May 20, 2021) Secondary Series: (April 26, 2021) Student Accessible Assessment Tools Handouts (May 6 2021) Power of Feedback (May 26 2021)
Reimagining Learning Spaces
Learning spaces are created anywhere we find opportunity to engage students and staff in possibilities. They may be in a forest, on a walk (eg. “Walking Curriculum”), in a classroom or hallway. Human nature seeks out difference and expect continuity at the same time. It could be anything from looking at a situation in a…
2021 Top “15” iPad Apps
Here is our ‘must have’ list of iPad apps. Every attempt was made to bring this list down to apps that are oriented to productivity (DO in the curriculum). All apps of O365 (OneDrive, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote, Excel) are considered part of the base foundation.
A Culture of Curiosity and Creative Thinking
There’s something quite wonderful about April. You know Spring (March 20th to be precise) has sprung bringing with it warmer, sunnier days. April is National Poetry Month. With that in mind, there are many ways to approach this. Here is an opportunity to consider ‘spoken word poetry’ or ‘poetry slams’. This is a combination of…
Winter Ponderings
It is the middle of winter and the anticipated snow advisory came but not really. Over the weekend, EdCampBC – Core Competencies organized by Janice Novokowski and Carrie Antoniazzi moved online and this effort was not lost on the participants who attended. It really showed that there are significant positives as more people from all…
January Starts a New Year
Welcome 2021! We’re looking forward to the longer days of sunlight from January onwards. 2020 saw the transition back to the classroom as well as a mixed form of hybrid learning. O365 Teams and blogs continued to be the backbone of communication and storytelling. As well, the Canvas platform served to provide another alternative to…
Time flies – December is HOUR OF CODE TIME
PSSST…. Do you know what is just around the corner? Come join us as we celebrate and learn during Hour of Code – December 7 – 13th. What is it you ask? This is a worldwide effort to show that anyone can learn the basics of code with a series of one hour activities (both plugged…
It’s November – Leveling Up Feedback
Feedback could be considered the basis to all learning in whatever capacity. Consider a golf swing – you gain immediate feedback when that tiny ball doesn’t quite get into that tiny tiny hole. Or perhaps it’s the cake that doesn’t quite poof up as shown in the picture of that recipe especially when they say…
It’s October – What’s Happening?
The weather is certainly autumnal. Leaves are changing and there’s a nip in the air. We have had quite a start to the year in our journey to support schools in the new environment we find ourselves. As a recap: Teams have been created for every class across K-12 with imported courses ready for use,…
Remote, Online, Blended?
We have had quite a journey these last few months and we continue to take heart that we are not alone but working side-by-side to figure out approaches that work for staff and students. What is very clear is the bravery it takes to learn new processes and procedures with calmness and kindness. I am…
Starting Your Blog
These resources support getting started with your new or refreshed sd41 blog. Getting started – > offers a step-by-step guide to get out of the gate Quick Tips – > how to deal with video, audio, images. Sharing Video – OneDrive to Blogs Linking to Images or other media How to embed YouTube videos Complete Resources…
Be Kind Be Calm Be Safe
Hi Everyone, I would say we are in uncharted territory these days. While there are a significant number of resources out there as well as tons of tools being shared, sometimes the abundance is overwhelming. Taking a step back to take a breath may allow a clearer picture of where we might be headed with…
On the Horizon – Learning
Hi Everyone, As you’re all finalizing learning during the week prior to Spring Break, I thought I would drop a tiny spark regarding what is coming up. These are currently in the Staff Development calendar: https://learn.burnabyschools.ca/ All sessions are at Canada Way Learning Centre – Room 8 Office 365 – Getting Started (Start with the…
Winter Happenings – M365 Tidbits
Well winter has certainly provided some excitement – shoveling walkways and driveways, negotiating hills, scientific discoveries of snow and storytelling. All of this culminates into tidbits of possibilities. How is your comfort in O365? – Whether it’s organization of OneDrive or Teams or Forms (for assessment or gathering data), we continue to offer insights in…
It’s December – You Know What That Means? HOUR OF CODE TIME
PSSST…. Do you know what is just around the corner? Come join us as we celebrate and learn during Hour of Code – December 9 – 13th. What is it you ask? This is a worldwide effort to show that anyone can learn the basics of code with a series of one hour activities (both plugged…
On the Educational Technologies front…
The streets are lined with golden leaves and the air is crisp and clear. It must be November. Hard to believe that we’re well into the middle of term. Quite a few of our Learning Teams and workshop series have started up and I think I’ve visited almost every school site. A short synopsis (especially…