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Authentic Engagement, Connecting and Contributing, Uncategorizedby Amanda Ball

The Power of Collaborative Drama – How Westmount School’s Drama Production is Cultivating Brilliance and Community

In order to find the seeds of brilliance in everyone 400 students and 50 staff members at Westmount School collaborated to design and produce a drama production. The Collaborative Drama Production has a profound impact on students every year, creating strong connections within Westmount School …

Authentic Engagement, Numeracy, Strategic Instructionby Rosalind Schnieder

Building an Interconnected Root System of Number Sense

Developing mathematical flexibility is critical in developing math fact fluency among students. As students advance through different grades in math, they are exposed to new concepts and strategies that expand their overall numerical understanding. As students deepen their connections with math facts, they become better …

Authentic Engagement, Strategic InstructionStudent Choice and Voiceby Peter Ehrman

Part Two: Creating a Flexibly Grouped Classroom: Finding Success

Flexible grouping in the classroom is a powerful approach to enhancing overall student learning and engagement. To build a flexibly grouped classroom, it is crucial to create a solid foundation by fostering a culture of collaboration through low-stakes experiences. Setting the tone and expectations with …

Authentic Engagement, Differentiation, ESL, Literacy, Online Learning, Powerful Learning, Strategic Instruction, TechnologyPowerful Learning, Technologyby Jamie Keet

Tech Equity through Read & Write for Google Chrome

Read and Write is a literacy software with tools designed for reading, writing, study and research support. Read and Write for Google Chrome is an extension that works with PC-Microsoft, Mac-Apple (including Ipads), and Chromebooks to bring technolgoy equality to all learners. This is a tool …

Authentic Engagement, Powerful Learning, Strategic InstructionAuthentic Engagement, Powerful Learning, Strategic Instructionby Chelsea Berry

Shifts in Practice – Igniting the Spark

Watch this video to learn about shifts in practice that occurred in a grade 5 and 6 math classroom. The teachers (Lesley Riep and Jordan Trentham) in this video knew that in order to become more authentically engaged in numeracy, they would need to change the …

Authentic Engagement, NumeracyAuthentic Engagement, Critical Thinkingby Chelsea Berry

Math Facts

Everyone would agree that learning math facts is important. The ability to automatically retrieve math facts helps free up memory resources to give more attention to complex and more advanced mathematics. Research evidence confirms that rote memorization and timed flash cards are not the best way for students to learn math facts. It is more essential to develop …

Authentic Engagement, Connecting and Contributing, Literacy, Powerful Learning, Powerful Learning- Stories from the ClassroomAuthentic Audience, Authentic Engagement, Critical Thinking, Powerful Learning, Strategic Instruction, Student Choice and Voiceby Cree Gordon

How to make a Novel Study MATTER

Special Thanks to Jenny Bakken and her grade 7 class for sharing this Powerful Story Imagine that your students are so engaged and so excited by a novel that they cannot wait to come to school to talk with you about what they’re reading. Sounds …

Authentic Engagement, Social EmotionalAuthentic Engagementby Rosalind Schnieder

Remember to Play!

“We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing”– George Bernard Show Play is a naturally occurring phenomenon. Some researchers define play as “an activity that is intrinsically motivated, entails active engagement, and results in joyful discovery”. Moreover, play is a part of …

Authentic EngagementAuthentic Engagementby Rosalind Schnieder

How to Create Inclusive & Engaging Classrooms

The Pandemic has brought to life the need for educators to create more inclusive, responsive and stimulating learning environments that meet the needs of all learners, no matter their background, culture, or learning needs. Engagement can be described as meaningful student involvement in the learning …

Authentic Engagement, Powerful LearningClassroom, Learning Environmentby Sue Humphry

The Impact of the Physical Environment on Learning

The physical environment has the potential to dramatically alter what learning looks like for students. It communicates who and what is valued in learning. It is the physical space that sets up expectations for a learning-centered environment including what is on the walls. Is it …

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Understanding Subitizing in Mathematics: Types, Benefits, and Classroom Strategies

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Understanding Subitizing in Mathematics: Types, Benefits, and Classroom Strategies

The Big Ideas of Safety

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The Power of Collaborative Drama – How Westmount School’s Drama Production is Cultivating Brilliance and Community

Building an Interconnected Root System of Number Sense

Part Two: Creating a Flexibly Grouped Classroom: Finding Success

Tech Equity through Read & Write for Google Chrome

Shifts in Practice – Igniting the Spark

Math Facts

How to make a Novel Study MATTER

How to Create Inclusive & Engaging Classrooms

The Impact of the Physical Environment on Learning

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