Jacqueline Chan

Framed by the Edith Lando Virtual Learning Center mandate and principles, this series of two, 90-minute workshops are an opportunity to learn as you play with the basic building blocks found within the WordPress box of blogging blocks. There will be opportunities to think critically about why, how, who, when, and where blogging can support […]

Digital & Scientific Literacy

April 3, 2022

How do we know something in science? Literacy is a skill we need to parse the information around us. Participants will explore scientific literacy by analyzing how technology and media can colour our understanding of the world. We will discuss how to teach our students to best search for information in the digital age and […]

Twine: software documentation

March 3, 2022

Click to learn about this open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.

Twine – Mr. Martin’s Site

March 3, 2022

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Storytelling in the digital era

March 3, 2022

Twine: The Accessible Digital Tool

March 3, 2022

Twine can be used for creative interactive storytelling, game-making and more! Twine is a free, open-source tool for designing and writing interactive non-linear digital stories and text-based games that can be run on any common web browser. No coding required… but it’s easy and effective to start adding if you want to! Twine’s unique creative […]

Cultural Validity & Assessment Development

March 2, 2022

Cultural Validity as Foundational to Assessment Development: An Indigenous Example 📚Research article published in Frontiers in Education.

Potlatch as Pedagogy

March 2, 2022

Learning Through Ceremony By Robert Davidson and Sara Florence Davidson Click on the image to learn more!

Living Culturally Responsive Math

March 2, 2022

By: Cynthia Nicol, Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem, Florence Glanfield, and A. J. Sandy Dawson Relevant Links: UBC Library Brill (academic publisher)

Student-Centred Assessment Beliefs

February 23, 2022

From the book: “the sketch outlines specific values that set the stage for teachers to give students a seat at the table of assessment. It is in these values that teachers will discover the time, space, and commitment to provide more agency over the assessment realm of inquiry. Click to learn more.

The Circle of Courage

February 23, 2022

A model of positive youth development based on the principle of universal needs for emotionally healthy youth including a sense of belonging, mastery, independence and generosity. Click to learn more.

Publication: Interpreting Islam in Schools

February 15, 2022

Read the publication here.

Canadian Wild Flowers

February 15, 2022

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Narratives of Identity: Muslim Voices in School

February 15, 2022

Read the publication here. Image credit: Wikimedia, Museum of World Culture – Göteborg entrance

A Cultural Analysis

February 15, 2022

📄Access the PDF here.

Advancing socio-emotional learning

February 15, 2022

🔗More info about Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).

Creative Coding with Scratch

February 1, 2022

Hands on Virtual Workshop This workshop took place February 2022. Please check out the recordings below. Session Description Explore Scratch with two, 90-minute, hands-on Zoom sessions aimed primarily at teachers new to Scratch or for those who need a refresher. Scratch is an excellent learning environment for children to learn to code and to […]