What I’ve learned and how I’ll be using this knowledge in my future classroom Reflection I’ve greatly enjoyed the process of learning American Sign Language. I have found this to be more of a challenge than I expected, as it requires a commitment to learning and practicing. The format of having a weekly reflection helped […]
Read more "Free inquiry final summary!"For students who struggle with hearing impairments, representation of someone going through the exact same thing as them can make a huge difference. In this post, I’m going to make a list of books that could be used in the classroom to help students feel heard, supported, and included. El Deafo by Cece Bell This […]
Read more "Sign language and hearing impairment representation in books"Are cell phones bicycles for the minds or distractions? This is a very prominent question from elementary to University. I feel as though I have a look into how every level is affected, and this is because of my Link to Practice and my parents’ careers. My mom works in an elementary school, I spend […]
Read more "Week 11 Reflection"This week, Brittany Johnson presented some ideas and strategies that she uses in her Grade 1 FRIM classroom to create a calm and cohesive classroom environment. Morning Check-ins The use of morning check-ins are essential to form connections with students. Knowing that there is a trusted adult who cares about them at school would increase […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection 10"I decided to switch it up from documenting my progress this week to doing some research. I found several different games and activities that can incorporate or that revolve around signing in the classroom. The ideas for these games come from the website Start ASL. Telephone Have students sitting in a row with their eyes […]
Read more "ASL games and activities!"Coding and games for educational purposes With a wide variety of coding programs available, students are able to be creative and use their problem-solving skills to create a functioning game or animation. These games can be extremely simple for young learners, and can also be quite complex. Students learn the importance of needing to be […]
Read more "Weekly reflection 8"This week, I decided to watch a video about sentence structures of questions and answers in ASL. I chose to learn about this because I was feeling like that was the next step before I could have a conversation with someone. Something that I found to be confusing was that the sentence structures switch around. […]
Read more "7. Questions and Responses"The benefits of creating SketchNotes and visual learning Why sketchnote? The use of pictures, colour, and a variety of text sizes and fonts can go a long way when it comes to retention of notes and lessons. I continuously hear professors recommending note-taking to be on paper because it maximizes comprehension. This is for the […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection 7"At Thanksgiving this weekend, I was telling my grandparents about my experience learning ASL. They were very interested in why and how I was going about this, so I explained it to them, but I also decided to teach them some sign language. My family was very engaged in my presentation which I really appreciated. […]
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