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Curious Collaboration

A group of teachers from George Freeman School in Strathmore, Alberta have been fueling their teacher tanks with curiosity. Although the learning journey started with a grade 4 teacher wanting to change the way they taught social studies, the curiosity that this sustained inquiry inspired …
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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 …
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The Power of Collaboration and Community: Ecole Brentwood’s First Nations Mural

Intentionality: For Strathmore Grade 5/6 and High School Fine Arts teachers, the opportunity to create a First Nations mural at Ecole Brentwood Elementary School was a process of intentional collaboration with one another, Siksika Elder Darrell Breaker, and their students.  Another key component of the …
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National Indigenous Peoples Day

June is National Indigenous History Month, and it provides an opportunity to recognize not only the historic contributions of Indigenous peoples to the development of Canada, but also the strength of present-day Indigenous communities and their promise for the future. Celebrating National Indigenous History Month …
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Sit Spots: Weaving Mindfulness and Nature Together

“Find one place in your natural world that you visit all the time and get to know it as your best friend. Let this be a place where you learn to sit still- alone, often, and quietly- before you playfully explore beyond. This will become …
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Visible Random Groups: Why This Is The Next Thing You Need To Do For Group Work In Your Classroom

Group work… it has its benefits in the classroom and it has its headaches. But the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, and we know that collaboration is a key competency our students need for the future. We want our students to be able to collectively …
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Behavior Regulation and Executive Functions

The word that best describes the social-emotional style of children with executive function weaknesses is reactive. Children with executive function weaknesses struggle to regulate the urges that originate in the lower brain center because they lack the prefrontal cortex capacity to suppress them. When confronted …
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Truth and Reconciliation Week

Golden Hills School Division wants to support their staff and students in learning about Aboriginal groups across Canada and the impacts that Residential schools had on them. This resource provides teachers and students with voices of our Elders from Siksika, Alberta. Their messages and teachings …
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