Grade 9 Drama: Playwriting with Purpose
Last term, Drama specialist, Heather Melville decided to take her Grade 9 Drama class down a playwriting path with purpose. To begin with, Heather spoke… Read More »Grade 9 Drama: Playwriting with Purpose
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Girls in the Backcountry
Deirdre Bailey and Jocelyn Monteith “I just feel really confident since the “all-girls” elective. I feel like I could go into the backcountry with boys or girls and do… Read More »Girls in the Backcountry
Outcomes based assessment: Planning for assessment tasks
-a research project by Kevin Sonico and Louis Cheng (grade 8/9 Math teachers) Terms such as benchmarks, competencies, standards, and outcomes are used interchangeably (Brindley,… Read More »Outcomes based assessment: Planning for assessment tasks
Connecting with the Performing Arts
“I on the Sky” Brittany Babott ~ Grade 4-9 Fine Arts Pre-service teacherWerklund School of Education youtube.googleapis.com/v/BddBZYCetv4&source=udsA reoccurring theme in my drama classes the past… Read More »Connecting with the Performing Arts
Outcomes Based Assessment and Feedback Loops
Cynthia Nilsson~ Grade 9 Math/Science Pre-service teacherWerklund School of Education As a graduating student from the Werklund School of Education, experiencing my final practicum experience… Read More »Outcomes Based Assessment and Feedback Loops
Master Chef Electricity Challenge, Grade 9
-by Louis Cheng and Cindy Nilsson Today the grade 9 students were given a series of instructions to complete a Master Chef Electricity Challenge. In… Read More »Master Chef Electricity Challenge, Grade 9
Grade 9 Identity Poetry Anthology
WHO AM I?: Identity Poetry Anthology Version 2.0 Jaime Groeller and Ivy Waite- Grade 9 Humanities Ivy and I are very excited to once again… Read More »Grade 9 Identity Poetry Anthology
Making Sustainable Food Choices
Originally Posted February 6, 2011 [youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdXWVCtGVPI%5D Our grade 9 team recently completed a cross-disciplinary ‘challenge-based learning’ project as part of an Apple/New Media Consortium… Read More »Making Sustainable Food Choices
CSS Podcasts: Assessing Website Credibility
Grades: 6-9 Subject: All As part of our Collaboration and Outreach Program, the Calgary Science School is creating and sharing podcasts and PDF handouts of… Read More »CSS Podcasts: Assessing Website Credibility
Aligning the Flipped Classroom Approach With Inquiry-Based Learning
A Collaborative Action Research ProjectDave Scott & Jason Publack~ Grade 9 Humanities Over the past year, Jason and I have been looking at the potential… Read More »Aligning the Flipped Classroom Approach With Inquiry-Based Learning