During this free inquiry project, I was able to rediscover my love of film and put time into a passion of mine that I would have otherwise not made time for during this busy semester. I very much enjoyed putting time aside to watch a movie every week and reflect on different aspects of it,…
Here is the sketchnote I made to reflect my learning and big takeaways from this course. I enjoyed learning more about how to ethically incorporate technology into my future classroom as well as some tools that could be useful to use in my teachings. Thank you for a great course, I hope you have a…
A topic that we discussed this week which I think is very important is digital footprints. In class, we did an activity where we googled ourselves to see what would come up. I have done this activity before and found that there were very few things about me online which I was glad about, I…
This week we talked about EdCamps and participated in one as a class. The EdCamp that I took part in discussed building student skills. What I found interesting about the concept of EdCamp is the method in which the sessions are approached. I think that allowing people to choose what they want to learn about…
The film I watched this week was Little Women directed by Greta Gerwig. This 2019 film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s famous novel of the same title has been adapted many times and while this is not my favourite of the adaptations done, this is an incredibly well done and beautiful film that captures what…
This week we looked at the concept of coding and gaming and how they can be embedded into the classroom. I very much enjoyed doing the coding activity as it is something I remember doing when I was in my Grade 12 Physics class. I find coding to be a great way for students to…
This week I partook in the field trip to the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry. I found this field trip to be very exciting and I found that it was an environment that I would love to teach in for multiple reasons. At this school, students are in charge of their own learning and…
The film I watched this week was Wuthering Heights directed by Emerald Fennell. This film was made in 2026 and was released a few weeks ago. Because of the recent release date I was able to see it in theatres which I found to be a highly enjoyable experience. There is a lot of backlash…
The Pro-D Day presentation I wanted to attend this week was the session discussing how National Film Board of Canada films can be used in the classroom for various age groups. While I had technical difficulties and was not able to actually attend the session, I did receive the resource that was offered from the…