Reflection and Self Assessment: I don’t typically rate myself highly in terms of self-assessment because I find it important to be humble and not boast about your accomplishments. However, the amount of effort I have put into this course and the weekly readings, reflections, assignments and participation in class discussions I think warrants me to … More Self Reflection/Assessment

This week in ESCI we had a guest speaker, Cindy Rice who is an educator that specializes in inquiry based learning. Cindy talked with us for around an hour but she said a few things that really stuck out to me but the main thing that I took away from her talk that I will … More Guest Speaker

This week in ESCI 310, we reflected upon our field experiences with our peers. It was nice to be able to share our experiences and find commonalities and differences in where we were placed. Some people had very different experiences than me. I also found that a lot of people and their cooperating teachers took … More Curriculum as Plan VS Curriculum as Lived

This week we explored a poem by Carl Leggo called the “The Teachers Way”. This poem explains the world through a teachers eyes in a meaningful way. While we engaged with the poem I caught myself thinking about all the duties that a teacher has. Teachers not only teach but they also have many other … More Week 8

In ESCI this week we shared ideas that we could implement in our classroom for the 5E inquiry model. Mine is as follows: Grade 3 Science Outcome: PL3.2: Analyze the interdependence among plants, individuals, society, and the environment. Indicators: (a) Observe, safely and respectfully, plants in local environments (e.g., classroom, flower garden, school yard, community … More 5E Inquiry Model Ideas

In ESCI 310 this week (7, as week 6 was reading week) we focused on the EIC model. EIC stands for using the environment as an integrating context for improving student learning. This model reminded me of a combination of place based learning and using the land as a text. This model is based upon … More The EIC Model (Week 7)

This week in ESCI 310 we read not one, not two, (you guessed it, not three), but four examples of inquiry based learning being implemented in the classroom in very unique ways. The first inquiry based learning experience comes from a teacher named Velvet who teaches grade 3 at The Grove Community School in Toronto. … More Week 5: Inquiry, Inquiry, and More Inquiry

Two-Eyed Seeing: This week, we watched the video about Two-Eyed seeing. Two-eyed seeing refers to the guiding principles as to how one should live on this earth. This term was created by elder Albert Marshall and refers to using both the strengths of Western and Indigenous knowledge to view the world. Both of these views … More Week 4: Two-Eyed Seeing, The 5E’s, and Seamless Assessment