Tag: Inquiry Based Learning

• Teaching Math for FNMI Students

  

    The dominant ways in which math has always been taught in our Western society includes drill, rote learning, and a focus on math ‘authorities’ including the teacher. This poses very serious problems for many of our mathematical learners, particularly for our First Nations, Metis & Inuit (FNMI) learners, whose perspectives and ways of knowing […]

  Deborah McCallum

  April 21, 2016

  Big Ideas in Education, FNMI, Math

  Big Ideas in Education, constructivism, Culturally Responsive Teaching, First Nations Metis Inuit, FNMI, Inquiry Based Learning, math, math strategies, OISE

• Teaching Math for FNMI Students

    The dominant ways in which math has always been taught in our Western society includes drill, rote learning, and a focus on math ‘authorities’ including the teacher. This poses very serious problems for many of our mathematical learners, particularly for our First Nations, Metis & Inuit (FNMI) learners, whose perspectives and ways of knowing […]

  Deborah McCallum

  April 21, 2016

  Big Ideas in Education, FNMI, Math

  Big Ideas in Education, constructivism, Culturally Responsive Teaching, First Nations Metis Inuit, FNMI, Inquiry Based Learning, math, math strategies, OISE

• 14 Considerations for Inquiry Based Learning

    Inquiry is essential. The fact is that students come to school with partial knowledges.  But the curriculum documents themselves do not address the parts that students know or don’t know. It has been built to present to us about the privileged people and only the most successful moments in history according to those people. […]

  Deborah McCallum

  February 20, 2016

  Big Ideas in Education, Inquiry Based Learning

  assessment for learning, Big Ideas in Education, curriculum, feedback, Feedback Friendly Classroom, Geography, History, Inquiry, Inquiry Based Learning, Knowledge Building, Learning, Pedagogy, social studies, Student Knowledge, teaching

• Holistically integrating ICT with the help of the Library

  

  Originally created and shared by Deborah McCallum on https://sites.google.com/site/guidetoholisticeducation/librarianship: The purpose of this post is to provide examples of holistic instructional strategies involving information technology in any learning environment. Rather than solely focusing on objectives, assessment outcomes and a heirarchy of subject matter, which are important, the role of the Teacher-Librarian is to help learners […]

  Deborah McCallum

  August 5, 2015

  Big Ideas in Education, Learning Commons

  21st Century Education, Big Ideas in Education, blended learning, Canadian Library Association, content curation, Deborah McCallum, edtech, Holistic Learning, Information Technology, Inquiry Based Learning, Knowledge Building, Learning Commons, Librarianship, makered, makerspaces, Ontario Library Association, Together for Learning

• What is important in Education?

  What is Important in Education?   I have recently been doing some reading and listening to  John Seely Brown, and so much of what he has discussed in his work resonates with my own thought processes and inquiries right now. As I think about how our education system needs to change in order to promote […]

  Deborah McCallum

  April 14, 2014

  21st Century Learning, Inquiry, Inquiry Based Learning

  Big Ideas in Education, community building, education, education reform, education reimagined, entrepreneurial skills, FNMI, Inquiry, Inquiry Based Learning, John Seely Brown, knowledge production, New Pedagogies, Pedagogy, play

• Are you a Holistic Educator? Or a Dancing Monkey?

  Holistic teaching involves more than just curriculum expectations and standardized testing. It is about teaching our students to connect their own feelings, emotions, and experiences with the knowledge to create meaning. Teaching holistically is important to foster a culture of inclusiveness, cooperation, and empathy in our classrooms. We may understand the philosophy behind the holistic […]

  Deborah McCallum

  March 22, 2014

  Big Ideas in Education, Community, Culture & Caring

  Aboriginal values, assessment, Big Ideas in Education, community, culture and caring, education, educational strategies, FNMI, holism, holistic teaching practices, indigenous education, Inquiry Based Learning, interconnectedness, pedgagogy, Student Success, teaching philosophy

• Information Literacy in the 21st Century Classroom

        Information literacy skills are of paramount importance in the 21st Century. Information Literacy is an all encompassing term that includes traditional reading, writing, oral communication, digital literacy, media literacy, digital citizenship and higher order thinking skills. Higher order thinking skills includes critical thinking, and are are necessary for all curriculum areas and […]

  Deborah McCallum

  March 16, 2014

  21st Century Learning, Knowledge Building

  Big Ideas in Education, critical thinking, edtech, education, Educational Technology, information literacy, information processing, Inquiry Based Learning, Knowledge Building, Learning Commons, Library, Research, technology enabled classrooms

• Inquiry-based learning: harnessing children’s natural curiosity

  A checklist available to help guide your Inquiry planning in Education.

  Deborah McCallum

  January 23, 2014

  Inquiry Based Learning

  Inquiry, Inquiry Based Learning