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Parents who raised highly successful adults—here’s the ‘rare’ skill they all taught their kids

Parents who raised highly successful adults—here’s the ‘rare’ skill they all taught their kids

by | Jan 9, 2022 | All Science Teachers, Article, Blog, Critical Thinking, Elementary, General Interest, Inquiry, Kindergarten, Media Type, Other Topics, Postsecondary, Resource Type, Scientific Literacy, Secondary, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools

RAISING SUCCESSFUL KIDS In her book Raising an Entrepreneur, Margot Machol Bisnow explores the parenting strategies of 70 parents who raised highly successful individuals. A key takeaway is that nurturing curiosity in children is crucial for their development. This...
Lessons from the Earth and Beyond – Learning from the Stars

Lessons from the Earth and Beyond – Learning from the Stars

by | Nov 22, 2021 | All Science Teachers, General Interest, Gr 9-10 Science, Indigenous, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools, Uncategorized, Understanding Earth and Space Systems

Resource launch from FNMIEAO – Lessons from the Earth and Beyond – submitted by Janice Williams Together Sandra Indian (Ojibways of Onigaming) and Jodie Williams (Co-Chair of FNMIEAO) will provide teachers with an over of the new resource Lessons From...
BETTER LAB REPORTS THROUGH PEER ASSESSMENT USING PEERGRADE.IO – submitted by LAURA WODLINGER

BETTER LAB REPORTS THROUGH PEER ASSESSMENT USING PEERGRADE.IO – submitted by LAURA WODLINGER

by | Feb 28, 2019 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools

Peergrade.io is a free website that allows teachers to provide a rubric for students to use assess peer assignments. The website allows teachers to see student assignments and the feedback they provide to their peers, while keeping everything anonymous for the...
USING GOOGLE FORMS TO CREATE LARGE DATASETS – submitted by Christopher Austin

USING GOOGLE FORMS TO CREATE LARGE DATASETS – submitted by Christopher Austin

by | Feb 22, 2019 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tools

Title: Investigating the effects of humans on the local school ecosystem using the Google Suite for Education with SNC1P students Technology Focus: Using the power of Google Forms and Sheets to create large datasets that allow for a rich analysis of student-collected...
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