Last weekend Elise and I went to the New Teacher's Conference in Richmond. I LOVE pro-D! I always feel so energized and excited to be a teacher when I go to one of these workshops. I learn so much!
Here are the names of the workshops I took:
1) Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies
- This one was mainly geared toward aboriginal culture, but it touched on other cultures as well. The lady who ran it was a fabulous speaker. Interesting anecdote: Apparently a lot of other cultures find Canadian teachers strange because we don't touch and hug very much (avoiding lawsuits I suppose), as some other cultures are used to caregivers who are very affectionate.
2) Aboriginal Education in a Just Classroom
- Another fabulous speaker. I didn't want this guy to ever stop speaking! He has so many stories to tell and he was so full of energy. At the end of the session I asked him if I could come and observe his classroom one day and he was all for it! So I will probably be going to a high school on Courtenay on one of my Fridays off.
3) The Five Ways of Learning: Lesson Planning
- I learned that I am mostly a visual and aural/auditory learner, and so I will probably have the tendency to teach with these as my strengths. I need to also be mindful that other learners may be geared toward tactile or kinesthetic learning methods.
Overall a killer weekend!
Saturday, 8 March 2014
Long Distance Again
Mitch moved to Campbell River to finish his schooling. We are a long-distance couple again. It's the worst! Campbell is about 2 and a half hours from here so it's quite a drive back and forth to visit on weekends. This weekend I stayed in Zeballos to save money because next weekend is spring break.
Here's a picture of his roommate's puppy, Ellie.
Here's a picture of his roommate's puppy, Ellie.
Outdoorsy
One day we went out with the Nootka Sound Outdoor Program (NSOP) teacher and she showed us how to make tea with hemlock needles and licorice root. It was pretty tasty!
100th Day of School
The 100th day of school is used as a tool to make the number 100 more concrete for students who haven't yet wrapped their head around the number. It's a day to do things related to 100! I loved it.
We had a hopscotch of 100 jumps (this took me half an hour to do the day before so I'm glad they enjoyed it). The other picture is one of my students looking for all of the numbers from 1-100 hidden around the classroom.
Valentine's Day
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