By Dina Lenning (Grade 3/4 Montessori Public School Teacher; MEd student in Imaginative Education) As a teacher, assessment was always something I dreaded. I found it time consuming (too much marking!) and not as informative as I would have liked. As a student I had been petrified of assessment, not only because test anxiety is […]
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Naturally Inspired, Imaginative Writing: The Walking Curriculum & Intermediate Students
By Darcie Booth (Grade 5 Teacher/MEd Student in Imaginative Education) Why should intermediate teachers use the Walking Curriculum (Judson, 2018)? Simply stated, it emotionally connects your students to their natural surroundings and awakens their imaginations. The Walking Curriculum can inspire, improve and increase written output for your students’ creative writing. As a Grade 5 classroom […]
The School Library As A Learning Playground
By Michael Terborg (Teacher Librarian) I’m a rather unique librarian for an elementary school. Before working in school libraries, I worked in three different federal research libraries, my education spans most every discipline, and I have a firm grasp of current and emerging technology. Yes, my skills may mean that I can provide my students […]