Before: As I prepare for week two of my pre-internship with the 6/7 class at Lakeview School I am again feeling a mixture of excitement and anxiety. This week will be my first solo lesson. I’m a little bit nervous about the content of my lesson as I am suddenly very aware of how little … More Week 2- Reflection
The readings this week mostly surrounded ideas about how we define teaching. The readings illustrate the dichotomy between views of teaching as a profession and how teachers self identify. In the reading taken from Understanding Canadian Schools we look a lot at how the idea of a profession is defined. Many would think of the colloquial … More Teaching: a profession and identity
This week’s readings introduced us to the concept of New Literacy Studies (NLS) and the debate that surrounds literacy as it is traditionally defined. To briefly summarize some of the concepts surrounding NLS the debate comes down to theories surrounding the autonomous model of literacy vs the ideological models of literacy. In the autonomous model … More New Literacy Studies and Curriculum
Download “EMOJI Self-Portrait” Lesson Plan PDF Class: Mrs. Anderson Gr. 6/7 Date: October 12th, 2017 Topic: Identity Subject: Arts Ed/Intro Lesson Emoji Self-portrait Lesson Content: Introduction activity to get to know a bit about the students in our classroom by creating emojis that represent themselves from construction paper and art supplies. We’ll … More Lesson Plan Week 1- Emoji Self-Portraits
Will Whitten 