PED 3150 LL 2022/23: edition one

From a Chris Hadfield post: Strange diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system could lead to the production of ultra-hard machine parts, according to scientists. A team of researchers, including those from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has confirmed the existence of lonsdaleite in ureilite meteorites from the dwarf planet’s mantle. Lonsdaleite is a rare, hexagonal-shaped diamond believed to be much stronger and harder than its more typical cubic cousin.

WELCOME TO THE BLOG

Every two weeks, I will be creating and distributing a short blog that summarizes and reminds LL’ers of what.is happening and coming up, suggests some education-related resources, and provides selected information about the community. And, there will always be something silly at the end. Blogging is something you are asked to do as an education student. It might also be something you want to do when you are teaching, depending on the context and clientele. The blog will complement the information provided in my e-mails to you. BrightSpace is your go-to for academics.

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   WHAT’S UP?

• thanks for your personal intros and for responding to each other. This really builds community
• Tuesday, Sept. 20 – you will be with Andre Potvin and the L cohort section
• Chapter one, Is Everyone Really Equal? letter of introduction, and reading response one due: Sept. 20
• Wednesday, September 21: National Day of Reconciliation event at the faculty (formal day: Sept. 30)
• please have a professional g-mail and two google folders created

  STARTING SUGGESTIONS – EDUCATION/PEDAGOGY

• subscribe to or register with an education-focused website, blog or podcast, news, or research source. Here are some ideas:

  • I love The Cult of Pedagogy website which includes a blog and podcast. Take a look, I have added one of the videos on the Jigsaw Method from the site – lots more1
  • The Learning Network This was and continues to be a BIG go-to for me as a teacher and learner. I use it in supply teaching, in advising new educators and when tutoring. It is huge, eclectic and intelligent. Definitely, a US slant but well worth using as an educator. So many ideas!
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  • Lesson Plan: How an Eighth-Grade Civics Class Helped Reverse the Last Conviction in the Salem Witch Trials

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  • Right to Read inquiry Report Read up on the crisis of reading in Ontario. Learning to read and teaching reading is not exclusively an elementary education issue. It is every educator’s issue.
  •  Truth and Reconciliation Commission site: educational resources
  • Mashkawazìwogamig Indigenous Resource Centre
    
  • First Nations, Métis and Inuit Resources for Educators — Indian Residential Schools in Canada
    

OTTAWA – SOME CURRENT ACTIVITIES/EVENTS

Explore, make sure you schedule some fun, and engage in activities that re-energize and enrich.

• https://cityfolkfestival.com/
• https://www.613flea.ca/
• https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/events
• https://www.eventbrite.ca/d/canada–ottawa/sports-and-fitness–events/
• https://nature.ca/en/
• https://www.littlemissottawa.com/best-spots-for-apple-picking-near-ottawa/

SILLY