It was interesting listening to the groups talk about their respective inquiry topics. I learned about GIS, fitness technology in the classroom, old school vs. new school projects, using AI for marking, film in the classroom, stop motion, slido, and the use of digital platforms for PHE. My Take on Film in the Classroom One…
Moonlight Sonata My progress for Moonlight Sonata has been palpable, at least when I play the song now I can feel the music a little better and some of the transitions are easier. I did not get as far as I would like into the song, my arrangement has >5 pages and I spent the…
City of Stars The last few weeks have been busy: we got our practicum placements, there are about 5 group projects on the go, and life outside of school has been a blur as well. Needless to say I may have slacked off a bit on my goal of 10 minutes a day of practice,…
Planning and Organization First the class used a tool called padlet to share ideas on different EdCamp topics, and then we voted 3 times each for which ones we would like to participate in. Then breakout rooms were used on Zoom so we could meet in groups and carry out the group discussion, and a…
To wrap up our Tech Ed Inquiry, we have generated a video to summarize our research surrounding online lab simulations. Our primary findings demonstrated that simulations can be an exceptionally useful tool for molecular concepts or theories and can support in-person teaching of complex topics that require multi-day lab set up or extensive materials. While…
Coding & Computation My subject areas are math and physics, and coding & computation is something that was integral to my success in the physics program at UVIC. I think that introducing coding to high school students in these subjects is an awesome way to give them a jump start if they plan on going…
Practice Pause… Hotel California I went home for a quick trip and my siblings and I love to play music together! My brother and sister play the guitar, my sister also sings, and I play the piano (and try to sing). A song that my brother has been trying to play is Hotel California by…
Water Skiing in February Reflection on Digital Accessibility I think that there are many digital accessibility practices that are missed often, I am fortunate enough to not require any of these technologies to allow me to browse the internet freely so I am sure that I am guilty of not including these practices as often…
This week I practiced about 10minutes a day and I tried a few techniques that I remember for mastering difficult parts of a song. The following videos are of the end of my last practice session where I started with Moonlight Sonata and finished with City of Stars. It is difficult to hear much improvement…
Introduction Our group is wondering how online lab simulations (like PhET Simulations) compare to in-person lab learning opportunities in science classrooms, and if they can be an effective tool in science and math classrooms. We are analyzing advantages and disadvantages of online simulations and comparing them to that of in person, traditional lab activities. We…
