Okay, this week’s update on The Plant Project is about taking it slow! Everything is really starting to ramp up as we prepare for our upcoming practicums and things are starting to get more and more overwhelming. So, this week I was eager to take a break, go on my walk, and get outside to…
Our group is wondering how online lab simulations (like PhET Simulations) compare to in-person lab learning opportunities in science classrooms, and if they can be an effective tool in science and math classrooms. We are analyzing advantages and disadvantages of online simulations and comparing them to that of in person, traditional lab activities. We are…
If you’ve been keeping up with my blog this semester, you’ll know this topic actually ties in perfectly with my second post! Today I signed up for the “Student AI Literacy Lessons K-12” professional development day zoom session hosted by Focused Education Resources. This session dived deeper into how we can actually teach AI literacy…
This week’s blog post is all about trees! I waited to make my blog post until today because I wanted to see what plants I came across on my hike in East Sooke Park. It was a beautiful, sunny day in Sooke. We saw some extraordinary views, climbed quite some elevation, and left feeling very…
Our visit to the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry (PSII) on Friday has stayed with me since. I find myself continually returning to questions about what school could look like, what it looked like for me, and what it should look like for different kinds of learners. I want to start by acknowledging that…
In class today, we spent a lot of time deconstructing Generative AI. As I prepare to become a teacher, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can use these AI tools responsibly without losing the human touch that I value in teaching. What I See as the Major Limitations of GenAI When I look…
The Reason Behind My Project Growing up in the Kootenays, a lot of my summers were spent outside. I spent a lot of time hiking with my family, camping in different places, and swimming in the surrounding lakes. I loved spending time outside. My favourite thing to do was learning about new animals in my…
In an upper-level Biology or Environmental Science classroom, the content can often be dense and overwhelming to comprehend. This can especially be the case when we are delivering content in a boring lecture heavy style. As a future educator in these subjects, I’ve been reflecting on how to move beyond passive consumption of information. This…
This week’s class left me with more questions than answers, and I mean that in the best way possible. We talked a lot about the benefits and drawbacks of student-led learning, how technology plays a role in learning, and the idea of reimagining education to a more student-led approach. I found all of this super…
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