Pedablogy

University of Ottawa Faculty of Education

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The week of March 1st – 5th, 2021

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Welcome to the first week of March. Let’s keep on Marching forth!

Thanks to Akshat for sharing this beautiful painting and the article in which he found it. See below.

 

 

Alexandra Karamallis, “How to Apply Sunscreen” (2018).png

 

This week, you will be going to your Wednesday practicum and participating in PLC’s focusing on the all-encompassing and important there- INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY. Here is some information on the PLC’s and the weeks coming.

Resources for this week:

TUESDAY, MARCH 2nd:

Workshop 1:   9:30-11:00 am

Bias free progressive discipline (P/J/I/S) 
Building and sustaining a positive school climate by using a whole-school approach.

PPM 145 – Progressive Discipline

Workshop 2:  9:00-11:20 am 

Supporting Diverse Classroom: Practical Strategies and Resources

Meeting ID: 959 3391 1857
Passcode: 8s8J8a

As well, on March 9th, there will be a workshop on teaching language from 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.. The focus is on PJ/JI levels. You would do well to tune in as you will always be meeting students who struggle with language: 8:30-9:45 a.m.

This presentation by Shelley Rennie-Bryden, OCDSB will focus on a reading approach for primary and junior students that focuses on critical thinking and inquiry. Practical strategies and resources will be provided. An opportunity to continue learning in an ongoing collaborative professional inquiry with Shelley will be described. This session is for any teacher candidate who wants to develop their skills in teaching language arts in a more integrative way. Please see attached resources.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us/j/91600145336?pwd=L1RFUEZFWWpKLzc4T2xDc3lYbVVpZz09

Meeting ID: 916 0014 5336
Passcode: 5b5Q2

Preparing for Practicum- March 9, 10:00 am

(see Brightspace for details)

Along with continuing to discuss Ayers, this session will be focusing on your 5-week practicum block. For those of you with deferred practicum, this will be a good review for when you start at the end of April/beginning of May. Your PED 3150 professor will set up your cohort session.

Here are some other digital resources:

ETFO

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario publishes excellent articles and other resources on a host of topics that concern diversity and responsive teaching including but not restricted to: 2SLBBTQ+; Gender Independent Children and Trans youth/Adults; homophobia; anti-black racism; anti-Asian racism; white privilege; indigenous issues. ETFO continues to address many social justice issues. It is an excellent resource for all teachers, even if you are not planning to work in the elementary panel.

Ontario Government: Learning for All

Ontario Government: Safe Schools

Ontario Government: Diversity

Ontario School Counsellors Association

Ontario Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

ASCD Educational Leadership journal

Teaching for Diversity 

Cult of Pedagogy – one very good article on dyslexia

VoicEd Radio: The Heart and Spirit of Inclusion

 

 

ON THE LIGHT SIDE: The Irish Garda police doing a Jerusalema dance challenge

 

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The week of November 1st, 2020

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WELCOME TO NOVEMBER

Uncertainty – irritation or opportunity or both?

As you now know, all November Wednesday CSL days are not happening. COVID uncertainty and a labour dispute at the University of Ottawa threw a wrench into first-year student placements. Well, the labour dispute has ended and the hard-working admin. staff are back at it – working with colleagues – to arrange and confirm practica for all first-year teacher candidates,.

 

WHAT’S UP?

Here is what’s up for this week, Module Seven:

Taken from Brightspace

Capacity Building Series: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy: The Foundation and Core Components by Nicole West-Burns, PhD.
What’s in a name? A lot, actually. [Advertiser content from Qatar Foundation]

Also, please  complete your book club work for chapters 7 & 8 by using the prompts below:

Sensory and DiAngelo Chapter 7

Sensory and DiAngelo Chapter 8

 

CURIOUS, WATCHING (no longer nagging) Instructors

Owl, Owls, Wildlife, Bird, Nature

Two months in and you have been working hard, absorbing and processing complex concepts, keeping up with course work, and getting to know each other in an online environment. “Gradual release of responsibility” is a key strategy in education. Give your students the space and foundation for learning and let them grow. So, we are no longer nagging, we are just wondering if you have:

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd

  • check-in – how are things going?? Updates
  • Sensoy and DiAngelo chapters 7&8
  • small group discussion on culturally responsive pedagogy

 

 

 

TECH TIP

This week, we are sending you to a Canadian virtual field trip that is focused on science, conservation and adventure. EXPLORING BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS is used by many IS educators. Check it out! Your associate teacher may not have heard of, or used it. It would be a great resource for you to introduce to your students.

https://canadac3.ca/en/learning-resource/virtual-field

WHAT”S HAPPENING IN OTTAWA

Check out this link for information about ongoing cultural events:  https://www.ottawafestivals.ca/virtual-modified-ottawa-festivals/

 

Ending with a tiny treat – two animated shorts to bring warmth to November and a bit of lift for your COVID-weary spirit. Introducing brief animated shorts to students can be a great way to get them engaged and comfortable – and ready to talk and work. Here are two animated shorts: the Canadian-made, award-winning “Bao” and “(Piper) – A Joy Story” , an Oscar-winning short. Enjoy and let us know what you think.

 

 

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Week of October 6th, 2020

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Grade 7 student leading class on geography presentation.    

WELCOME TO OCTOBER!

WHAT’s UP? – This week’s checklist (From Brightspace)

Module 4 Checklist

Sep 30, 2020 – Oct 6, 2020

1. We invite you to watch Laurent Cantet’s 2008 award-winning film entitled Entre Les Murs (The Class) (you can go through the University of Ottawa system or rent it via youtube (https://youtu.be/xmFdSGYhzIo) for $3.99

2. Read chapters three and four of Is Everyone Really Equal?

3. Your learning log prompt:

What strikes you about this film as important in relation to one or more of the concepts that are introduced to us in Chapter Three on Culture and Socialization and Chapter Four on Prejudice and Discrimination?

If you are not able to watch the film, please see the alternate prompts below that you can also choose from to respond to our book club work this week:

“Perceptive One” – Find a quote or passage from the book that gives the reader an insight into the book’s greater meaning. You must be insightful here. Don’t simply choose a quote that relates to course content, pick one that you can discuss (and write about in your learning log).

“Wildcard Role” – Find a newspaper article that relates a current event to a theme/topic/idea/moment discussed in the book. If you find a newspaper article, provide us with a link. Write a paragraph to explain the connection between the article and the book.

“The Insider” – Ask (and write about) the ways that teachers can use this book to inform the design of equitable learning. Provide at least two recommendations for instructional practice informed by your reading of the book, with a justification for how these instructional practices equip students to be more critical, more informed, more aware, more in control of their learning.

“Vocabulary Virtuoso” – Find three concepts or ideas that you find suitably challenging or educationally significant. Write down the concepts or ideas and describe how they connect across the curriculum, whether in politics, the arts, business, technology, education, sports, or somewhere else? Explain the concept or idea and then explain how you’ve connected it to the curriculum.

Sections Q/QQ respond here

Sections H/HH respond here

Sections F/FF respond here

4. Please review the Standards of Practice for the teaching profession in Ontario Foundations of Professional Practice, August 2016

5. Please take a look at the Digital Hub website

North Poll Results – Office Hours

Hi everyone – for now, we will go for office hours on Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 – 3:00PM. We will be open to changing this if the structure of the program shifts later on in the year.

We will send you a separate invitation through Teams to this recurring meeting.

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6th

Starting at 10:00 am Tuesday

Zoom link to come

    • Check-ins
    • Quick review of last week’s PLC and questions
    • Sensoy and DiAngelo and “The Class”- chapters 3 and 4 Critical Thinking vs Opinion (Break-out Group discussion and report back)
    • Tech demo – Kahoot
    • Digital Hub and Google Folder
    • Housekeeping – Office Hours

NAGGING INSTRUCTORS’ SECTION

Please make sure you have created your U of Ottawa Zoom account –

if you have not already: register using your u O Access credentials, at the following address: https://uottawa-ca.zoom.us

Below are the OTF  links posted in their presentation:

 

LINDA’s PADDLE RUBRIC

as described below on the professional learning assessment tool created by the Yukon Department of Education September 6, 2019.

TECH  TIPS

How to get started: “Go to getkahoot.com and create a free account. You can search the public quiz games or create one of your own. I’m not even that tech-savvy, but I played around with it and figured it out. It’s pretty simple.” —Dawn K.

Warm up the class with a game. “I use it as my class starter. I do a quick five questions on topics we’ve covered or material learned from a previous class.” —Darenda B.

Conclude class with a quick round. “You can use it at the end of class or after notes for a formative assessment. I always have to do it at the end because they get too excited if I do it in the middle of class.” —Nikki S.

Zero in on the needs of individual students. “You can get detailed reports of which child missed which questions!” —Kelly D.

 

WHAT’s HAPPENING IN OTTAWA

20 Places to Order Turkey to Go and Thanksgiving Dinner Takeout in Ottawa

20 Places to Order Turkey to Go and Thanksgiving Dinner Takeout in Ottawa

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and everyone knows that Thanksgiving means a delicious feast of stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce, and other hearty sides. Restaurants and caterers in Ottawa aim to serve up either a traditional meal for your special weekend or a unique twist to spice things up. More Here …

25 Fall Day Trips From Ottawa

Ottawa and the area around the country’s capital are known for its spectacular natural beauty and charm, and fall is a time where vibrant colours emerge. Here are 25-day trips to enjoy changing nature’s changing colours around Ottawa  More Here…
Haunting Season

Haunting Season

Saunders Farm, 7893 Bleeks Road, Munster Hamlet – Richmond, Ottawa

September 26, 2020 To November 1, 2020

$22.64

Haunting Season at Saunders Farm has been a Canadian family tradition. With lots of outdoor open-air attractions, including pumpkins, puppet shows, a parade, 4 Hedge Mazes, and …  »

2020: HALLOWEEN SEASON BUBBLE GHOST TOURS!

Have an “out-of-house” experience on a premium small group Bubble Tour!

We take up to 12 participants on these limited-time, socially-distanced versions of our Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa and Haunted Ottawa Jail Tour. These tours are a safe and fun way to enjoy some fresh air and hear some great Ottawa ghost stories.

 

Attilio’s flat lay –  Thanks! 

(excerpt) Back to the flat lay, my dog is a big fluff ball (family choice for the doodle).  We named him Lucca (quaint walled city in Italy, as well as means light).  When he was a puppy we had a black lab named Micah (black flecks in rock).  They used to fetch sticks in the water together and swim back to shore carrying the same stick. 

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