Tag: makerspaces

• Spatial Reasoning and Student Success

    Spatial Reasoning This year, I have had the privilege of designing a brand new makerspace for our school. In addition, I have been able to focus on visual-spatial reasoning as the thread that pulls together science, math and technology. What is spatial reasoning? According to the Ministry of Education, Spatial reasoning is the ability […]

  Deborah McCallum

  November 24, 2016

  makerspaces, Math

  Big Ideas in Education, makerspaces, math, social justice, STEAM, Visual spatial reasoning

• Makerspaces & Math Links

  https://www.tes.com/lessons/sGvLjtLFbRRUZA/math-and-makerspaces?feature=embed

  Deborah McCallum

  November 13, 2016

  Big Ideas in Education, makerspaces, Math

  Big Ideas, computational thinking, makerspaces, math, Math makerspaces, resources, TES

• STEAM Job descriptions for Curriculum Planning

      Using job descriptions can facilitate program planning and student learning. A job description provides us with rich opportunities to extract content areas, learning goals, success criteria, and rich tasks for learning. It just doesn’t matter if the position is paid or not, volunteer or mandatory. The point is that you will often find key […]

  Deborah McCallum

  November 12, 2016

  #feedbackfriendly, 21st Century Learning, Big Ideas in Education

  #feedbackfriendly, assessment, Big Ideas in Education, curriculum integration, feedback, Feedback Friendly Classroom, Instructional Design, integrated learning, Job search, makerspaces, planning, program design, Project based learning, STEAM

• Makerspaces for All

  

      Over this last year, I have had the opportunity to understand what Education for All, Learning for All, differentiation and equity on deeper levels due to working in a Makerspace. Learning is about problem solving, creating positive math mindsets, constructing and building knowledge through hands on activities, and most of all, promoting equity. No […]

  Deborah McCallum

  October 9, 2016

  Big Ideas in Education, makerspaces

  Big Ideas in Education, Constructionism, Differentiation, Education for All, Equity, Growth Mindsets, Knowledge Building, makerspaces, Positive Math Mindsets, problem solving, STEAM

• The Big Ideas in Education and STEAM

    How do we plan for STEAM? We start with the Big Ideas.   Attached is a chart I created to link the Big Ideas in Education with S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). Big Ideas in Education STEAM This chart is specifically geared toward the Ministry of Ontario curricula that address STEAM subjects, and specifically […]

  Deborah McCallum

  July 28, 2016

  #feedbackfriendly, Big Ideas in Education, makerspaces, STEAM

  #feedbackfriendly, Big Ideas in Education, collaboration, Cross-curricular planning, Deborah McCallum, Feedback Friendly Classroom, innovation, lesson planning, Long Range Planning, Maker spaces, makerspaces, STEAM, STEM, Unit Planning

• In support of Libraries for Academic Success & Equity

  

  Libraries are essential in building academic success and equity in our schools and learning environments. This is very easy when staff and students come from similar backgrounds and share similar languages, experiences and expectations. But what about the ‘others’? The one’s who do not share similar experiences, expectations, languages, and backgrounds? First, what does it […]

  Deborah McCallum

  February 7, 2016

  Big Ideas in Education, Library

  academic success, assimilation, citizenship, curriculum, dominant culture, dominant power structures, Equity, Flexible spaces, Historic injustices, Instructional Strategies, Learning, Librarianship, Library, makerspaces, Privilege and oppression, Resource acquisition, Teacher-Librarian, teaching, welcoming environments

• Innovation for New Pedagogies and Education Spaces

  

  I have been thinking a lot lately about the deeper ‘why’ behind the need for innovation in education. The deeper WHY behind the need for new spaces and also new initiatives including, but not limited to, makerspaces and genius hour. While I have led initiatives like these before, and believe in them, I wanted to […]

  Deborah McCallum

  January 29, 2016

  21st Century Learning, Big Ideas in Education

  Big Ideas in Education, education, Equity, FNMI, FNMI students, genius hour, innovation, Learning, makerspaces, new spaces for learning, oppression in education, social justice in education, spaces, 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