Category: Critical Thinking
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Echoes of Innovation: AI, the Eighth Wonder in Education’s Hallowed Halls
Let us embark on a journey to explore the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence in the realm of education. Just as the ancient and new wonders of the world stand as testaments to human ingenuity, AI in education represents a new frontier of efficiency and support for teachers. #AIinEDU
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Moving from Learning to Use AI to Using AI for Learning
As educators, we stand at the forefront of a paradigm shift in teaching and learning. AI has revolutionized education and the possibilities for learning. Delve into practical strategies with me in Moving from Learning to Use AI to Using AI for Learning.
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AI-Proofing Assessment
There is no such thing as an “AI proof” assignment, BUT you can design assignments that will mitigate the use of AI.
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AI is NOT the Enemy
As we embark on this exploration, it’s crucial to dispel the shadows of misconception and recognize that, contrary to popular belief, AI is not the enemy.
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Developing Transferable Skills in English Class: A Comprehensive Guide
Today we want to talk about a crucial topic that concerns us all, the development of transferable skills in the classroom. In today’s world, students need to be equipped with the necessary skills to navigate and shape their future successfully. That’s why it is essential to prepare students with transferable skills and a desire for…
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The Case for Collaborative Grading: Empowering Students and Reducing Stress
Introduction In the pursuit of creating a more inclusive and student-centered learning environment, I adopted a collaborative grading practice in my English classes this year. The approach involved engaging in discussions with students to determine their midterm and final grades, essentially, I ditched the traditional “teacher knows best” approach and adopted a collaborative grading practice…
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Building a Digital Escape Room
What is an Escape Room? Escape rooms are a whole new way of experiencing storytelling and of adding gamification to your classroom. Typically, they are a room in which people are locked in order to play a game requiring them to solve a series of puzzles within a certain amount of time to accomplish a…
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Increasing Student Voice, Creativity, and Technological skills with Multimodal Writing
I recently attended an engaging and impactful multimodal writing workshop led by Angela Stockman. While I’ve included multimodal writing in my high school English classes for a while now, the workshop reinforced its importance. The typical focus on the alphabetic mode as being better or more important than the other modes (haptic, aural, visual, gestural,…
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Teaching The Skin We’re In
As part of my Grade 12 University level English course this year, I decided to create a unit on the book by Desmond Cole – The Skin We’re In. Over the last few years, our department has been updating our book choices, and last year my colleague, who was then teaching ENG4U, did Stamped: Racism,…
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Learner Variability
What is the one constant in education today? Well, it varies. Something I’ve spent a lot of time on lately is learner variability. This focus grew out of my interest in supporting social emotional learning. In learning about supporting student’s emotional health and incorporating practices and strategies to encourage social-emotional growth I began looking carefully…
