Date: March 15 2020 Subject: History 10 Author: Emma Friedt Grade Level: 12 Time Duration: 4-5 hours (4-5 periods) Overview of Lesson: Examining political ideologies (conservatism, liberalism, and socialism) and understanding their role in the political process. Professional Growth Guide Goal(s): Knowledge Objectives: – Understanding the political ideologies as key concept of Canadian politicsContinue reading “History 10 Lesson Plan”
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French Lesson Plan
Date: March 15 2020 Subject: French Immersion 30 Author: Emma Friedt Grade Level: 12 Time Duration: 2-3 hours (1-2 periods) Overview of Lesson: Writing a letter in French about a given topic to another student in the class to demonstrate formal writing skills in French. Professional Growth Guide Goal(s): 30PÉ.1: Read, and consider the subject,Continue reading “French Lesson Plan”
An Exploration of Assessment For, Of, and As Learning
In exploring assessment, for, of and as learning, we must understand what each of these assessment methods means. Assessment of is summative evaluation which determines the mark or grade achieved. Assessment for is a type of formative assessment, which can comes from external sources, so not only from the teachers but also from peers. ThisContinue reading “An Exploration of Assessment For, Of, and As Learning”
Comparison of Saskatchewan and Albertan Curriculum
I decided to explore the differences between Saskatchewan curriculum and the Alberta curriculum. In particular, I looked at the differences between Saskatchewan’s History 10 curriculum guide and Alberta’s Social Studies. As we begin, we know that Saskatchewan’s curriculum guide for history has not been updated for many years, twenty-eight in fact. I will further exploreContinue reading “Comparison of Saskatchewan and Albertan Curriculum”
Differentiated Instruction for Secondary School Learners
Differentiated learning is critical to each classroom. Students can have one or multiple learning styles that are very effective to their comprehension of class outcomes and material. As education has improved so has the understanding of how students learn. They definitely do not all learn the same way, which is not to say that theyContinue reading “Differentiated Instruction for Secondary School Learners”
Comparative Analysis of Three Instructional Methods
For my comparative analysis, I chose to reflect on these three instructional strategies that I would someday enjoy using in the classroom. The first teaching method is Jigsaw. This activity is a great way to learn information while also speaking to different classmates. The students begin in groups, each individual group learns something different. AfterContinue reading “Comparative Analysis of Three Instructional Methods”
Reflection: My Personal Learning Style
The results and information I found out about my learning styles from the VARK and MBTI tests were quite similar. I learned from the VARK questionnaire that I am a very visual and hands-on learner. Seeing people build something or work out a math problem is often very helpful. For my MBTI test I gotContinue reading “Reflection: My Personal Learning Style”
My Initial Teaching Philosophy
My philosophy towards teaching has been building since I decided to go into education. A large part of it was seeing how I had been taught and wanting to ameliorate that for my own students. I know that I could not understand how hard some thing are to deal with until I am in theContinue reading “My Initial Teaching Philosophy”
Reflection: First year of teacher education.
My first year in university as an education student is coming to a close. While the past couple weeks have been nothing like I would expect (i.e. major car accident, COVID-19), it was still another great term filled with learning. In some ways I’ve felt like I’m becoming a teacher but it has felt likeContinue reading “Reflection: First year of teacher education.”
Letter to my Grade 8 self
Dear past Emma, Going into grade nine isn’t anything you should worry about. You’ll make the switch just fine, you’re smart and you’re motivated and you’re going to be very successful. Where you are now is nothing compared to where you’ll be in the next few years. Everything hard is going to clear up andContinue reading “Letter to my Grade 8 self”
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