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Overview:
Current teaching practices and learning models stress the importance of using a constructivist approach to ensure that students are learning by making sense of the world with the resources provided through the curriculum. In order to this, students need to learn with others while constructing their own knowledge in an individual process. Here is a lesson plan that explores natural disasters for a Grade 7 Social Studies class that attains curriculum outcomes for both Social Studies and… Continue

To begin my discussion on A New Literacy Sampler reading, I would like to write down a few points that I found interesting;
* “If there is no ‘text’ there is no literacy.”
*”Literacy= socially organized practices that make use of a symbol system and a technology for producing and disseminating it.”
* “Articulation and interpretation= Writing and Reading”

I read in Chapter one that the information revolution is actually a relationship revolution. I thought that was a neat thought, since literacy… Continue

Just initiating myself with this blog on ibrary once again.
My comments on the pre-reading questions are on their way soon.

Mel C

Hi there fellow master students! In one way I appreciate the not having to drive an hour and a half to class this week, but having three kids home from school today and a 3 month old to care for, it is hard to find the time to sit down at the pc and work. There better be school tomorrow!!

See you all next week, I hope!!

Mel C

As I am trying to clarify my research topic, problem, purpose, etc, I find it helpful to refer to Chapter 3 of the text. I feel a bit less confused on determining somewhat the difference between these "distinct" elements of the statement problem. Hoping it will be clearer than mud soon. I am worried about missing a class in the next few weeks too.