Elsa N Chan (@MsChanEDU) profile picture

MYP Educator at WAB. English/Individuals and Societies. This page is for documenting my lessons so I can review and improve afterwards! she/her

Joined September 2019
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The two words I would use to describe Middle School: creativity and color. Both are shown in the #Upcycling Fashion Show that we have been working on for half a year! Congratulations to the students - what a gorgeous display to end our year of learning with. – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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As G6 I&S students were brainstorming research questions for their newscast project about bees, we realized that spring was coming alive right in our own backyards. We couldn’t resist taking a look! We saw 🐝 with pollen on their legs and🦋 @WAB_LIVE
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I thoroughly enjoyed the pitch presentation the Grade 5s gave for my ‘extreme temperature problem’ for their Shark Tank - How the World Works unit! – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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G6 I&S class today involved ‘surviving’ on the moon and domestication. The unit we are starting is our sustainability unit where students investigate how their actions can have impact on communities and the environment. #12daysofOneNote – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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During mentor time, we discussed the scientific research around peer ‘influence’ and how it can lead to new activities which leads to building new pathways in the brain. So we tried building new pathways through this coffee stain activity. Make something new out of a stain! – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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While reflecting on a unit we just finished in I&S, we revisited the debatable question: ‘should we search deeply or widely?’ and 2 elbow discussion partners exclaimed in amazement ‘we think SO differently!’ And I think that’s beautiful. – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Many applications in the classroom. I like that the scanning turns the picture into a document!
This is how you can scan and sign documents with an iPhone teapaw.org/rosney/status/13313307…
This is the ‘Upcycling Fashion’ #Day9 activity! We’re being mindful of the resources we use and choosing sustainable fashion. Here, students are learning to use a sewing machine and measure fabric. – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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I love this photo of our advisory class’s portrait train! Kind of like the telephone game but with drawing. Students feel what is being drawn on their backs while translating that onto the back in front of them!
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Once again, my photo library is filled with pictures of plants and critters as we use @seekbyinat during the WAB hide and “seek” #Day9 activity! – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Playing homemade #telestrations with our Gr. 8 Mentor Group was a mindful and hilarious exercise! @WAB_LIVE – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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A snapshot of some beginning of year activities in I&S @WAB_LIVE
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Which #LordoftheFlies character do you think this is? Wonderful mask made by a grade 7 student during our unit #TheEvilWithinUs – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Side effect of having @seekbyinat and @inaturalist is that my phone’s photo album has hundreds of random pictures of leaves and dirt where I’ve try to capture and identify as many species as I can! – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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We’ve been online for the last month so it’s been a while since I’ve been able to see my SS in person! Luckily, I live on campus and it was great fun to hold a paper-making workshop for my on-campus neighbors!
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Such great fun! The women's staff team are definitely ready for a REMATCH! 😈
On Monday, April 19, the U19 Football teams took on the CISB Staff in two amazing games. Regardless of the outcome, everyone had a smile on their faces and had an amazing afternoon and is already looking forward to the next game. #Mycisb #footballgame👏👏👏
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We had a new student come to our Gr 7 class in the middle of our Lord of the Flies unit soooo the students made a quick study guide with quotes and character notes for her! – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Brown ‘E’s and brownies for April fools day :) – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
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This is the laugh I needed today! – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
chinese pen names are so unhinged and so valid. 九把刀 (nine knives). 请君莫笑 (please sir, don't laugh). 我吃西红柿 (i eat tomatoes). where is this energy for english pen names
Fascinating! My student wrote an essay about not forcing introverts to speak in class and 1 pt was about working memory, so I had to read more! One suggestion in class is giving more time to plan responses and #cooperativelearning – at Beijing, People's Republic of China
“Interestingly, Laney writes, introverts tend to favor long-term memory over working memory. Extroverts do the opposite, essentially putting information “on the tip of their tongue.” introvertdear.com/news/the-s…
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