During our last class on Friday, October 3rd the topic of the COVID 19 pandemic in the SD61 school district was brought up. In 2021, after the province had been sent under quarantine for months, kids were finally being allowed to go back to school. They were however given two choices, you could return to…
As a reminder for my Inquiry project I chose to learn my favourite song, Shake the Frost by Tyler Childers on the guitar with zero prior experience. This week I started actually playing. I decided to focus on a small section of the song at a time to not overwhelm myself. This week I started…
On September 26th our EDCI 336 class had the opportunity to visit the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry. PSII is a independent school operating in downtown Victoria, BC. They move away from tradition teaching methods especially with their approach to the BC curriculum. Jeff took us through the working of the school and it…
For my free inquiry project I decided I wanted to learn one of my favourite songs on the guitar. I have zero experience and haven’t touched any musical instrument since I was in elementary school. I’ve been surrounded by music growing up and have always been so impressed by other people who can play the…
The documentary film Most Likely to Succeed directed by Greg Whiteley follows the process of teaching that is being used at High Tech High in San Diego, California. This different approach in teaching moves away for the idea of regular curricula and standardized testing and moves towards a more creative final product to assess their…