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The Curricular Potential of Integrated Digital Inquiry Resources

by Dave Scott, Grade 8 Humanities Recently I have been working on developing a series of integrated digital inquiry resources to support and enhance my grade 8 social studies and language arts programs. Here is my first attempt at a resource like this: [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”viewer” query=”a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=false&embedded=true&srcid=0ByhAxBkEtrosNTY2NGI3ZTItOTZlNi00N2VmLTk0ZGQtNmU4NjNlZmJhYWNk&hl=en” width=”100%” height=”450″ /] My vision for this resources… Continue reading The Curricular Potential of Integrated Digital Inquiry Resources

Edmodo: Social Networking Reinvented!

By Ivy WaiteSocial networking has revolutionized the way that we interact with those around us, and educational networking is here to revolutionize our classrooms. Rather than networking focused on sharing personal photos and the latest scoop, educational networks provides teachers with a new way to facilitate collaboration among their students, and share in their learning… Continue reading Edmodo: Social Networking Reinvented!

Identity Comes Alive With Issuu

By Ivy Waite When my teaching partner Jaime Groeller suggested that we culminate our study ofidentity with a poetry anthology I may have been a little skeptical. I had asked grade 9 students to create and analyze poetry in the past with mixed results, but loved the idea of trying to engage them in some… Continue reading Identity Comes Alive With Issuu

The Seeds of Collaboration…

By Ivy Waite Walking around CSS today was much like the other days that I have been fortunate enough to spend at this school. As a teacher new to both the profession and the school, I seem to see things through a different lens… Teaching partners working together during their regular, scheduled planning periods; teachers… Continue reading The Seeds of Collaboration…

Introduction to Inquiry Based Learning

At the Connect Charter School we focus on inquiry-based learning, technology-intergration, Collaboration, Education Research, Authentic Learning Experiences and outdoor/environmental education . We believe these pillars come together to provide students with opportunities for authentic, meaningful and relevant learning. At the core of our program is inquiry – an approach to learning and teaching (including teacher… Continue reading Introduction to Inquiry Based Learning

Community of Practice

by Amy Park As the school year began, I was excited not only to be teaching at CSS again and teaching a new grade, but to wear the moniker “mentor.” I thought, albeit naively, that I had a great deal to offer my new teaching partner, who with just one year under her belt was… Continue reading Community of Practice

Focusing on Outdoor and Environmental Education

On Nov 7-10, the Calgary Science School sent a team to the ACEE Environmental Leadership Clinic, funded by Cenovus Energy and Environment Canada’s Eco-Action Community Fund. This Clinic provided our team with an opportunity to network with other Environmental Educators and stakeholders in Alberta. As a CSS team, we focused on developing a plan to… Continue reading Focusing on Outdoor and Environmental Education

This Is How Its Supposed To Feel…

by Deirdre Bailey The start to my day today was hectic at best. Snowy roads, a forgotten laptop and a first class full of glue and tissue paper. I asked the kids if they could do their best to be purposeful and respectful as they shredded piles of paper and painted white glue onto massive… Continue reading This Is How Its Supposed To Feel…

Hands on with Grade 6 Flight!

by Erin Couillard The last time I taught grade 6, my colleague Lisa Nelson and I decided to try something different with the flight unit. After a collaborative planning session with another colleague with expertise in this area, we developed a project in which students would design and test ‘objects that fly’ in a wind… Continue reading Hands on with Grade 6 Flight!

Forging Connections between Science and Art

On October 5th and 6th, 2011, the Calgary Science School hosted the Forging Connections Conference. This conference was a collaboration between teachers, art and science experts and parents with the goal of integrating art and science more authentically into the students’ learning. This exciting two day event consisted of six, 105 minute sessions. Each was… Continue reading Forging Connections between Science and Art