As teachers are expected to teach the local provincial curriculum (here, that’s the Ontario Curriculum for Elementary and Secondary grades), teaching is very intentional; teachers take great care in structuring their lessons so they evoke student learning. To help them organize the flow of the lesson so it progressively goes from simple to complex, and…
Like many things about the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, families are going through various stages of coping with this new reality at home…We’ve seen denial that the novel coronavirus was a threat, to eventual acceptance that it was here and it was real, to panic-buying and empty shelves, to #CancelEverything and the ultimate retreat…
While not many parents have the option to devote a tonne of time facilitating their children’s learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic, there are some factors to consider that help ease the process. Here are the top ten things you should keep in mind when helping your child learn from home. Factor 1: The New Normal…
As we settle into this new, bizarre version of normal, let’s take a moment to recognize that nothing in this reality is ideal. This includes how we manage our children’s time and learning. (A bit more screen time than we hoped? No judgement.) So let’s take the pressure off… There’s enough to worry about. Instead,…
sp*rk curiosity 