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RPS SA Update: October 2013
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Tuesday, 15 October 2013. Literacy Coordinator - October Update. ELA 20 Key Resource. ELA Curriculum Advisory Council (ECAC). The ECAC is up and running again this year. If you are supporting high school ELA and you would like to join these meetings, please let me know. The dates and themes for the meetings (so far) are listed below:. All meetings will take place at the Division Office from 4:00 – 5:00. Tuesday, October 8. Tuesday, November 5- Grade 9 and 10 Resource Sharing. Tuesday, March 4. A group of...
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RPSConnectED: June 2014
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Thursday, June 26, 2014. Submitted by Shawna Stangel and Janine Taylor. Team BOLDT Instructional Consultants. Where it all began. It began as a support for teachers. Over two years ago. Promoting best practice outlined with the Structural Innovation movement that our division had undergone in trying to do things differently in our schools. This, of course is determined by the needs seen and felt in the classroom and the school itself. Evolution throughout the year. Collaboration time had a split focus...
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RPSConnectED: Surviving the split grade math class
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Sunday, December 21, 2014. Surviving the split grade math class. Explore 4 and Split grade math at École Elsie Mironuck Community School. As any teacher who has taught split grade math knows, it can be a considerable challenge. Balancing two sets of curricular documents, considering varied needs in the classroom, while trying to understand the intent and nature of the outcomes and indicators, the planning time and expertise required can be overwhelming. Comparison of units - Gr 5/6 - MMS. Next they revie...
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RPSConnectED: January 2014
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Friday, January 24, 2014. Focusing on Assessment Leads to Instructional Change. Submitted by: Mona Ruecker [Instructional Consultant]. Watch this 6 minute video and see how an English teacher, at Balfour Collegiate, transforms his classroom to highly impact student learning. His goal is to " Make learning VISIBLE: Enable the teacher to see learning through the eyes of the students, Enable the students to see themselves as their own teachers." Hattie, 2009. Monday, January 6, 2014. Using the 4 point syste...
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RPSConnectED: May 2014
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Video Project: Primary Math Games. Michele Roland Semenchuck, Instructional Consultant. LJ Dowell-Hantelmann, Numeracy Coordinator. Saturday, May 17, 2014. ELA 30: The Book of Negroes and Authentic Learning Through Inquiry. When kids have authentic opportunities to read, think, and talk together, their curiosity explodes and their questions come fast and furiously". Harvey and Daniels, 2009). Danielle Sebastian, English Language Arts teacher at Campbell Collegiate, was studying.
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RPSConnectED: May 2015
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Treaty 4 Project: Day 2. Day 2 began with the sessions from the previous day still fresh in students' minds. Today, students needed to respond to the question, "What does it mean to be a treaty 4 citizen? Students began the day working in family groups in order to discuss this question. La deuxième journée de la conférence, les élèves sont revenus ayant en tête la question suivante " Que signifie le fait d'être un citoyen du traité no 4? See the work in progress for yourself!
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RPSConnectED: February 2015
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Thursday, February 12, 2015. A flex group project - Math and PAA go hand in hand! Kelly pre-taught some of the concepts leading up to the creation of the gingerbread house. Students reviewed how to calculate perimeter and surface area and did a variety of practice tasks to demonstrate their understanding of surface area of composite figures. Before the students could cut out their templates, they were required to calculate the surface area of each of the individual shapes required. Kelly's main goal was ...
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RPSConnectED: December 2014
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Sunday, December 21, 2014. Surviving the split grade math class. Explore 4 and Split grade math at École Elsie Mironuck Community School. As any teacher who has taught split grade math knows, it can be a considerable challenge. Balancing two sets of curricular documents, considering varied needs in the classroom, while trying to understand the intent and nature of the outcomes and indicators, the planning time and expertise required can be overwhelming. Comparison of units - Gr 5/6 - MMS. Next they revie...
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RPSConnectED: Why a Document Camera?
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Why a Document Camera? By: Shirley Coupal and. A document camera is a quick and easy way to integrate technology into the classroom. Even someone who is not confident with technology can hook it up to a data projector or computer in minutes. It is useful at ALL grade levels from Pre-K to high school. It saves time, as nothing needs to be prepared, scanned or loaded. As well it can be relatively inexpensive. Here are a few ways to take advantage of this simple technology:. A studen...
