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Universal Design for Learning

November 29, 2017
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Innovations in Lesson Planning Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a way for teachers to design lessons that encourage critical thinking and support a diverse classroom environment. The New BC Curriculum In the province of British Columbia, the curriculum is changing. The “ne
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Quechua girl writes

Curriculum Development for Indigenous Languages

July 25, 2016
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How Materials Development is Different for Endangered Languages Over the last few weeks, I participated in a course at the University of British Columbia called “Materials Development for Indigenous Language Learning and Teaching” taught by Dr. Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu
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Educating, Acknowledging and Fixing Historical Wrongs

June 22, 2015
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B.C. Addresses Racism through Curriculum Change In May 2014, a formal apology was delivered by the BC Provincial Legislature to Chinese-Canadians in BC. The province acknowledged and apologised for the historical wrongs committed by previous Provincial governments against Chinese-Cana
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Teacher training vs. curriculum design

March 09, 2015
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A thought experiment: would you rather have great training or great curriculum? From a teacher standpoint, that means walking into a classroom with excellent training, or with lesson plans and materials perfectly crafted for that course. From an administration standpoint, that means h
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Social Justice in Social Studies

October 16, 2014
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Social Studies and Social Justice Over the past month or so, I’ve started a new position – teaching Social Studies and ELL at an independent High School in Richmond, BC.  I started a bit late into the year, so have spent much of the past few weeks planning Social Studies c
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