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A School Visit to: High Tech Elementary

5/12/2018

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 ​     Thanks to a generous grant from the LCEEQ  , I've had the opportunity to go on a tour of school visits.  Myself, our school principal, our  PYP coordinator and  one of our grade 3 teachers all traveled to San Diego to visit exemplary schools focusing on Project-Based Learning.   I learned so much from this school visit, but for the sake of brevity, I'll focus on 3 major ah-ha moments that I plan on implementing as soon as I get back to my school!
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A happy selfie outside the doors of High Tech Elementary- so excited for a full day of learning!

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Make Your Own FONTS!

2/7/2017

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       Over the last few years, I've developed  a habit of downloading specialized fonts (usually from dafont) to jazz up my worksheets, templates or planners.  While doing so, I'd wonder how complicated  making a font would be, or how much I needed to know to get started. I got a false start when I first Googled it and landed on a tedious lesson about serifs. Fast forward a few months as I discovered the amazing app called iFontMaker.
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The Only Graphic Design App You'll Ever Need

2/7/2017

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The Beauty of Canva

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      I love beautiful things. I try to make my classroom design visually appealing and uncluttered, and the same principles apply to my digital environment. My most favourite tool for creating beautiful graphic design has to be Canva. If it's new to you, read on to see how it compliments and even improves my teaching practice. If you're already using it, I would love to learn how you are implementing it to your teaching practice.

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Thoughts on Classroom Design

3/9/2016

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            During the first few days of school before the kids come in, every teacher is desperately trying to piece their room together in time for the big day. My process is usually quick (2 days) because I know exactly what I like and what I don't.
        It's not unusual that over the course of these first few days that a few colleagues will ask me to take a look at their rooms, and offer any advice I have to make their room feel cozier, lighter, and clearer. I love to oblige to such flattering requests, and I thought I would share some of the hard and fast design rules I've developed over the last few years.

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Thoughts on Flexible Seating

27/9/2015

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     This year, I set myself the challenge of increasing seating options in my classroom. I've always been interested in classroom design, and I notice how my students respond positively to thoughtfully planned learning spaces.

     With that being said, here's what I did, and how it worked out.

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