Rationale: Students will apply their understanding of how to calculate surface areas of 3-dimensional solids to find the surface areas of
Engaging Adolescent Students in Math
Guest post by Deborah Jennings, a grade 9 math teacher. Student disengagement is a serious impediment to learning, particularly when
Notice/Wonder Student Understanding Checklist
The following checklist can be useful for students when tackling math problems using the notice/wonder approach.
How Teachers Can Turn Data Into Action
A protocol for analyzing data both descriptively and inferentially. From How Teachers Can Turn Data Into Action by Daniel R.
Lesson Plan: Grade 5 – Structures & Mechanisms (Science)
Rationale: Students will learn about the effects that various natural phenomena have on the environment and structures. Learning Goals: I can
Combined Classroom
As the new school year begins, many teachers are finding that they are being assigned combined grades classes. Combined classes
Lesson Plan: Grade 2 – Math, Sorting and Classifying
Rationale: Student will learn to describe, sort and classify 2D shapes. Learning Goals: Students will sort shapes by colour, size
Using Transformative Learning to Build Culturally Inclusive Classrooms
21st century education is increasingly gravitating towards a student centered-approach. Whereas as traditionally, teachers were the source of knowledge which
Lesson Plan: Grade 4 – Food Chains
Rationale: Students will learn that food chains are visual representations of how living things get their food. Learning Goals: Students will
Heart of a Teacher
The following is a reflection by a teacher after reading “Heart of a Teacher” by Parker J. Palmer. Palmer’s essay