Surrey Educators share how an intentional âhands-on, minds-onâ approach can help students communicate and share their thinking with one another. âUnderstanding that children are active and that they learn best through play, you begin to look for ways to have numeracy instruction as playful as other parts of the day. So when you see children…
Surrey Educator Carley Brockway and her students discuss how a focus on instructional strategies promotes engagement and a deeper understanding in the mathematics classroom. âWe use whiteboards and as they are working on these whiteboards I will walk around the class and discuss the strategies they are using. When I have the opportunity to see…
Educator Kasha Duff explores the use of âWalking Wednesdaysâ to help students enhance their critical thinking and conversational skills during Spoken Language class. âI was focused on getting students away from the desks more oftenâ¦I realized how much they were lacking that skill, to talk to somebody who you donât talk to on a regular basis.…
Surrey Teacher Kelly Shuto reflects on the importance of personal self-awareness as the first step in building self-awareness in students and the ability to self-assess core competencies. “My goal as a teacher is to get them to a place where they can help each other before they even think to come to me for help.…