Jessica Leblond Third Year Blog

 Coding with Scratch https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/newspaper-headline-and-article-about-climate-change-in-a-rainy-marsh-gm1467864838-499541295 Scratch Climate Change Lesson Plan As I reflect on creating this lesson plan, I like to think back on my own experiences in school when I was exposed to coding. The only time any sort of coding or computer science was integrated in my learning was for option courses, like informational science. Now that I get to see ways that coding can be taught and integrated into the core curriculum, I think I could find myself using it as an engaging, motivating, and fun way to teach content while also teaching a new skill to students. This also introduces students to the idea of coding and considering it as a hobby or perhaps a career choice.  I can definitely see myself utilizing this lesson plan in my future teaching practice, as well as coding in general. It is a unique way to enhance and deepen student learning, as well as a unique method f...

 Teaching Space and Planets with Technology Space Song SpacePlace App   Grade 4 Space Lesson Plan When facilitating this lesson on space and the planets, I found that using technology, such as videos with music, was extremely engaging to students. It served well as a good review and introduction to the lesson, which allowed for smooth transitioning into the main activity students would do. It also gave surface level information which the main activity would support and dive deeper into. It did help that the app we used is built in-browser, so it did not require any downloads or signing up, which can often cause confusion and frustration among students. This lesson that we facilitated did not leave our small group of students with many questions, especially with navigating what to do or for accomplishing tasks, but this could differ when teaching this lesson in an elementary school setting.  I can definitely see myself using this exact lesson in teaching space in my own cl...

 My Digital Story I got the opportunity to create a digital story on an Indigenous community, and I chose to look into the Tsuut'ina Peoples. Below is a link alongside my video where you can learn about their history, language, and what lessons can be learned from them. My Digital Story