Design For Learning

I feel that my strongest most meaningful post is 'mental health stigma and ways to support students'. This post helps educators broach the subject of mental health awareness, and in light of recent events, it is a very present issue surrounding our youth today. In the past, society has stigmatized mental health and is just starting to broach the subject and create support for individuals struggling with mental health issues. Unfortunately, many of these supports are for adult

Bullying is ever more prevalent in todays schools and must be acknowledged. It often looks like a shrug off or sometimes can be as severe as hurtful words, teasing, mean notes, harmful text messages, hurtful body language or posting an embarrassing moment. With the rise in youth mental health issues and suicide, it is ever more important that students and educators acknowledge the harm that bullying can have on an individual. By bringing awareness to bullying, educators, pare

In today's information age, technology has become increasingly accurate, and it can be hard to determine inaccuracy when looking at news or general information on the internet. As individuals, we need to analyze the sources and resources we consult critically. "The majority of media literacy resources in civics put all of their proverbial eggs in the lone basket of evaluating news sources, seeking to help young people separate fact from 'fake news.'"(Mirra, Kelly, & Garcia, 2

Stories play a big role in how we see ourselves and others. They help shape our identity, sense of belonging, and power in society. By switching up whose story gets told, we can tackle unfairness and build some real understanding. For my next practicum, I have been tasked with teaching the novel The Outsiders (Hinton, 1967). I have chosen to create an interdisciplinary activity that uses the restorying perspective as described in the article "Restorying the self: Bending towa

After reading Gibson's (2018) article I wondered how I could connect this to a middle school Social Studies classroom in Canada and adapt it to a current issue surrounding Alberta. With the largest issue in Alberta at the moment being a huge surge in Albertans leaning towards separation from the larger country of Canada, I thought it might be a great way for students to dive deeper into the overarching issues and formulate their own opinions based on research and group work.

I recently participated in a Teaching Across Borders program through the University of Calgary. I was placed in Brazil for 2 months. During which time I attended two schools and taught English Language in different aspects. For example, at Jose Honoreto, I was assisting in breakout groups, doing worksheets for grades 6-8. At CEPI, I planned and delivered lessons to grade 9-12 students. It was here that I had the opportunity to see how the humanities can truly transcend border