This week, I decided to take a look at how we can work towards culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) in online/blended classroom settings. I thought it would be beneficial to reflect on ways that Curtis and …
*This post has been cross-posted with Curtis Bourassa. During EC&I 834 last week, Dr. Couros put us into breakout rooms so each person could share the first module of their course prototype and we could …
What is Nearpod? Nearpod is an interactive presentation tool that allows students to respond to questions and complete other activities throughout a presentation. You can use these activities as quick formative assessments and give immediate …
The Idea I am very excited to be working with my colleague and friend, Curtis Bourassa, on this course prototype. Curtis and I both work as consultants for South East Cornerstone Public School Division; Curtis …
The Ever-Evolving Definition of Blended Learning Throughout our discussion on blended learning in EC&I 834, it quickly became apparent that blended learning doesn’t have a constant definition. It has shape-shifted over time and continues to …
A Little About Me It has been about three and a half years since my last blog post, so I think it’s high time for a quick life update! My name is Raquel Oberkirsch. I …
I’ve been reading and thinking about Canada 150 quite a bit over the past few months, so this blog post is my two cents on the celebration. I really started thinking about it when I …
Some amazing things have happened over the past few months… MAY Teaching Certificate I received my teaching certificate and did some subbing with Regina Public throughout May and June. Despite my tendency to plan ahead …
Co-written by Meagan Dobson and Raquel Bellefleur Originally posted on UR S.T.A.R.S. website This year has flown by. It is hard to believe we are wrapping up our term as the Executive Directors of UR S.T.A.R.S. When we stepped into …
Co-written by Raquel Bellefleur & Meagan Dobson For one of our classes this semester, we were asked to engage in a disability simulation assignment. The purpose of this assignment was to develop an empathic perspective of what it …
