Final Class Reflection

 I think this was a really cool class to take part in as it was blended with the Physics cohort. I learned a lot about inquiry and I think everything I learned from this class will be very helpful when I teach within the class. The level of content was perfect since we had so many diverse students and backgrounds. It's a good starting point for all of us. I loved the bell activity and the coloured pieces of paper activity. It was very nice to be able to explore open ended activities, tasks, and problems so we can incorporate inquiry within the classroom. I don't think any of us would be good teachers without learning what it means to inquire within the classroom. I'm glad we had you as a teacher, Susan! 

Dec. 2 exit slip: Embodied bellringing combinatoric patterns

I think the bellringing activity was so cool and the music that we created with the patterns was so magical! It's definitely a great idea to incorporate music in the lesson. The activity even gets students moving. It's short but intriguing, and explains a lot about combinatoric patterns. If I introduced this activity in my classroom, I think students would be very excited to hear the new tune after each round - because I definitely was! I believe it can also make students think a lot using their eyes, ears and touch, and notice special patterns and how it relates to math. 

The origami paper activity was also really beautiful to create. I think the concept can be applied when another medium is used. This activity can be extended and altered to students' interest. I love when math can be represented with such visually pleasing artwork, because it really takes away the boredom students are used in with traditional ways of teaching.

Inquiry Project + Reflection

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CnRU7JGusJvsSnI6mvLya38olM_OBifJ/view?usp=sharing

Teacher's Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health

By: Bonyo + Ealin + Jordan

Doing this project allowed me to really dig deep on Teacher's Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health. It made me more aware of all the realistic challenges teachers have to go through. It was very informative at times, but it also gave me a lot of reality checks. It's almost like reading all the red flags of my future. What's good is that we also made an effort to include things on how to manage those emotions and our mental health, so I was very relieved to have already found solutions to such prominent problems we will all encounter. I was worried that many students in the class will be bored and not pay attention to our presentation because a lot of people think our topic is very "self-explanatory" and that because it's in the future, they don't need to think about it now. I just hope that even if they didn't pay attention, if they ever find themselves struggling with their mental health, they can think back to our presentation and get some resources and strength from it. It's indeed a very big topic, so I'm excited to how much we can extend this topic when we take the inquiry part 2 course in January!