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Student Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Michelle Casten

By Teresa M. With the increasing demand of teachers in Alberta, it's only fair to give the potential teachers a chance to showcase what...

After my orientation day this past Thursday, I was informed that I will be teaching my students about Peru in Social Studies. Being a...

PowerKnowledge is a very fun website with lots information regarding the science curriculum. I focused on looking for interactive...

Three Key Concepts - Powerdown As a teacher, I need to be progressive and accept that change will come. What previous generations learned...

Concept mapping is very familiar to me. I used mapping in almost all of my classes growing up because my teachers believed in its ability...

Having never heard of the "flipped classroom" until very recently, I was a little nervous coming into class today. I read and viewed all...

For this specific Xploration, I focused on the grade 5/6 curriculum. All of my activities are meant to be used as a starter activity to...

I loved quizzes in my elementary years. It was a chance to prove what I knew to my teacher for easy (if I studied) marks. I especially...

Technology is a great way to engage students in the content that we have to teach. Schools are now providing gadgets that students can...

I remember learning about rocks in grade 3. This topic is a basis for what my activity is to teach students how to effectively research....