Category: EDCI 336 (Page 1 of 2)

I really enjoyed today’s class on Distributed Learning. I appreciated the class discussions on the benefits of online learning and the challenges we have been facing.

As busy as this term has been I have had the opportunity to really learn and experience new ways of learning compared to my previous experiences of synchronous learning in-person.

I am interested in the many ways education will be provided to students going forward and I think many future teachers can see that the need for a variety of options in learning will be something that is ever evolving in our careers.

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Today’s class was an awesome opportunity to hear first-hand from a parent whose children face additional challenges in the school system. 

Chantelle Morvay-Adams was able to guide us through her experiences and engage us in questions that really opened my eyes to how big of a role teacher’s play in a students success. 

In my current work I have worked with a children with a variety of needs and in speaking with mentor teacher’s I have heard a little bit of the process and the frustrations that can come when trying to get a child the supports that they need. 

I also have personal connections to this work and I appreciate the advocacy that Chantelle and BCEdAccess have done for children and families. 

Sadly, it feels like a pandemic had to shine light on these issues so that all families could experience the frustrations with lack of technology and support. I hope this will help implement changes in the school system for all learners. 

Chantelle also shared with our class some videos that can help others understand these issues: 

Education is a Human Right       When People See Me Typing

Thank you,

Julia

This week’s topic was Coding for Kids. 

This is something really interesting and a little new to me as I had no coding experience in school. Coding is now a part of the BC curriculum and something that is highly valuable for learners and can be taught in a variety of different ways.

I really appreciated in the class the ability to look at a variety of coding tools for students and I explored, scratch and I found this tool really interesting. 

Here is a screen capture of using scratch. 

Some tools we explored in class seemed simple and accessible for all students. Whereas other tools were a little more difficult to use or didn’t seem as useful for teaching. I think the variety of tools that are available is great and teachers can find new ways to introduce the concepts of coding to their students.