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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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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 …
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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 …
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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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Study Tip: How to Create a Useful Vocabulary Journal

In our academic courses, new vocabulary is coming at us all the time. It can be hard to keep up with all of the new words, and to sort through them in a meaningful way. In this article, you’ll learn how to keep an effective …
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Differentiation: A Way of Thinking

Differentiated instruction is more than a strategy. It is a way of thinking about teaching and learning that utilizes evidence-based practices that meets students where they are at. If you have ever heard yourself saying, “I tried differentiation and it did not work” or “I …
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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 …
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