My third field experience took place over three months at Beurling Academy in Verdun. I had a great time teaching three wonderful Grade 10 and 11 math classes (science option) and was sad to leave the school. Below I have…
I recently completed an assignment called “Success for All” in my third field experience. The assignment was to choose one student from our classes who was on the tipping point between success and failure, and to take note of what…
This is a reflection on several classes I substituted in for my cooperating teacher while at Beurling Academy. It was written for my Classroom Practices class at McGill. The text includes expletives. * * * The exchange starts out between…
What better topic to do a podcast on than… podcasting? With a group of McGill students, I investigated the use of podcasting in teaching, and especially the use of podcasts in inclusive settings. Take a listen to our conclusions by…
In my recent Teaching in Inclusive Schools class, I worked with a group to develop an Individualized Education Plan for a fictional student named Allison. Based on a realistic portfolio of Allison that we received from another group, we role-played…
One of the assignments for my Instruction in Inclusive Schools class is a welcome letter to students and parents which lays out my class expectations and instructional goals for the class. I should note that this was more a though-experiment…