Weekly Reflections – Connors Education Portfolio

Prodigy

Overview The gamification of curriculum is something that’s been going on for years. As a student, I remember games like All The Right Type and Math Blasters. Both games I remember fondly. It felt like a cheat code to play something interactive and learn typing or math problem-solving. Today we will be exploring the site […]

Take me outside day

Recently, our cohort attended and in-situ at Gordan Terrace Elementary School. Today ill be reflecting on this process using the Gibbs reflective cycle as pictured above in a graphic that I created in Canva. Description In preparation for our visit to the school, the students read the book Leaf Man. The book has lovely illustrations […]

Innovation in Education

This past week, our cohort was given the opportunity to visit the SD#5 design lab. The lab is based out of a basement space under the gym at Kootenay Orchards. I was surprised when we entered the space’s size and how it was utilized. It was clean, well organized, and minimalistic, boasting function over flash. […]

Graphic Creation.

The use of visual aids for students is an essential part of the education process. whether it’s creating posters for the students to have in their classroom or appealing classroom handouts and graphics to help them grasp concepts and make connections. Conveniently, we live in a time where most of this work can be done […]

A Reflection on Teaching Technology.

Last week, we had our first In-situ technology class and visited a school in Kimberly to teach stop motion. While I have discussed stop motion in the blog, I thought it might be interesting to reflect on teaching that process to students using Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle. Description We met at the school and were assigned […]

Stop Motion

In 1999, when I was eight years old, I saved my allowance to purchase my very own VHS tape. After weeks of chores, I finally accumulated ten dollars, a veritable fortune to an eight-year-old in the nineties. My excitement could not be contained as my mother drove the family to Blockbuster. When we entered the […]

The dark side of online convenience

My alarm buzzed at 8 am. After hitting the sleep button one too many times, I swung my feet out of bed to make my way into the kitchen and begin my morning routine. Every day starts with a cup of delicious hot coffee. As the kettle heated, I sat at the table and picked […]

Social Media

In 2004, on a December evening, my cousin helped me sign up for my first email address. “it needs to be something you will remember and that people will recognize you from. Some people choose an interest or a hobby.” This was my introduction to the online world. against my cousin’s better judgment, I picked […]