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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 …
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Authentic Engagement#studentreengagement #loveoflearning, Authentic Engagementby Cree Gordon

Enhancing Learner Engagement

A common conversation teachers and parents are currently having is about learner engagement. Students can appear apathetic towards completing assignments, diving into the material and really digging into the work at hand. How can we re-engage or engage learners?  A 2020 research study by Amy …
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Powerful Learning, Strategic InstructionAuthentic Engagement, Choice Board, Strategic Instructionby Rosalind Schnieder

How to Engage Hard-to-Reach Students

Student engagement has become a pivotal issue for educators over the past year, with many students learning in a mix of online, hybrid, and in-person classes. While most students have had success, there are students who have fallen away and are no longer connected to …
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Connecting and Contributing, Powerful LearningAuthentic Audience, Authentic Engagement, Citizenship, Connecting and Contributing, Researchby Jill Gron

The Motivational Power of Poop

If kids connect with things that are deeply personal, humorous and disgusting, then poop is a perfect fit!  Barry Sommer and his Grade 5 Language Arts class at Prairie Christian Academy dug right into the topic and really got their hands dirty. Poop created an …
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Powerful Learning, Strategic InstructionAuthentic Engagement, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Inquiry, Scienceby Lindsay Walker

Our Bug Journey: From “Eww” to “Wow!”

Kindergarten students at Trinity Christian Academy reached Deep Understanding about insects in Science. How? By exploring what makes a bug, and transferring that understanding to create their very own! What’s a Bug? Students were presented with a series of images of insects. When sorting all …
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Connecting and Contributing, Powerful LearningAuthentic Audience, Authentic Engagement, Business, Collaboration, Community Connections, Entrepreneurship, Inquiry, Teamworkby Jill Gron

Strathmore’s Up and Coming Entrepreneurs

Grade 7 and 8 students at George Freeman School had been busy creating, innovating and designing, all in preparation for the finale of their culminating Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) activity: a two-day Entrepreneur Showcase. Students were grouped into teams, each responsible for developing their …
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Connecting and Contributing, Powerful LearningAuthentic Engagement, Community Connections, Empowering Studentsby Cathy Price

Leading the Way with Community-Based Education

Career Connections is a leading community-based model of education, which allows students to design their own unique futures. Through our model, students engage in meaningful career development opportunities and achieve higher results accordingly. While forging personalized pathways, our students are excited about where their education …
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