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Here are 4 sketchnotes of the 4 toolkits from @pgliljedahl's #thinkingclassroom.
These versions now have a better citation of the book.
I hope they inspire discussion about how to make learning more accessible to more students!
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#onted #destreaming
Thanks @robinmath3 for spending time with my classes last week! Students enjoyed learning with Ms G!
I am grateful for your friendship, feedback, and collaboration!
#destreaming
#onted
#mth1w #eng2d
Yesterday, we looked at this graph and were curious about voter turnout in Nunavut. #mth1w
This article provides some information. And context for questioning the conditions for elections in the North.
cbc.ca/news/canada/north/pla…
#onted
#slowrevealgraph
@jennalaib
Thank you @MrsHackett305 for inspiring this @btcthinks lesson that we used in #ENG2D this semester.
I think exploring others' essay openings for how they engage readers right away helped inspire Ss' creative & personal writing.
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#onted
@pgliljedahl
I've been taking a @BTCthinks approach to teaching English this year.
Here's a task we did to uncover informal/personal essay writing processes:
Thinking about the Thinking behind Informal Essay Writing: aledaklassened.wordpress.com…
#btcthinks
@pgliljedahl
#onted #ENG2D
Is there a place for this in #mth1w?
drive.google.com/file/d/1K3B…
And... Is this true?! I don't drink coffee.
#onted
Here's an activity we did to prep for the #OSSLT's series of opinion paragraphs. The same activity could be used for any writing task.
#ENG2D
#onted
#btcthinks
#thinkingclassroom
#assessmentandevaluation
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I've been trying to implement more of the #btcthinks framework this year. I think I've adopted & adapted a routine that helps students understand where they are, where the need to go, and how to get there.
It's not perfect.
#thinkingclassroom
#onted
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Routines make learning environments predictable for students and teachers.
Here are some of mine.
What are yours?
#btcthinks
#thinkingclassroom
#onted
#destreaming
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Exciting news!!! Whether a teacher or a coach, BTC has you covered in our new set of Summer Institutes! Come experience one of two separate but overlapping institutes for teachers and coaches. July 20, 2025. Sacramento, California! [1/3]
You know you're a @btcthinks teacher when you have laundry to do.
#btcthinks
#buildingthinkingclassrooms
Had a chance to share @btcthinks framework with @Laurier teacher candidates in @rhondahewer's class.
Lots of thinking happening here!
We started with exploring linear/nonlinear patterns in #mth1w. Many students came in knowing the difference, so we used tasks to revisit, review and consolidate what we know.
In this task, we sorted patterns first: linear or nonlinear.
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Groups chose 2 patterns: one linear & one nonlinear. They created tables of values, sketched fig 52, and wrote expressions for each. This task was self-extending because they could choose the next pattern the group wanted to work with.
#mth1w #btcthinks @fawnpnguyen
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We focused on banning social media for teens <= 16 early in #ENG2D. And how different texts might communicate info/opinions.
Students sorted videos (from TikTok) on a graph (got to embed some data literacy) exploring for/against and how persusasive a text was.
#btcthinks
I'm trying some thin-slicing (using small variations between tasks) in English this semester. It's making sense with grammar, punctuation and stylistic choices.
#btcthinks
#eng2d
Here's an example.
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Next day, we looked at political cartoons commenting on social media and phone use, and students wrote captions using compound or complex sentences. (One group even created a compound-complex sentence.)
Their favourite captions were riveting!
@hicknell
#eng2d
#btcthinks
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