Hard of Hearing and Deaf Students: Tip Sheet for Classroom Adaptation

The Tip Sheet for Classroom Adaptation may be useful when preparing to teach a student that is hard of hearing or deaf.

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Getting Started with Student Inquiry

The Ministry of Ontario has released a Capacity Building Series which includes an edition on Student Inquiry.

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Classroom Use:  This article provides a definition of student inquiry, and tips for how to get started.

Safety in Learning Environments: A Shared Responsibility

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The Ontario CollegeTeachers released this advisory to inform professional judgment and practice. Are you clear about your responsibilities around safe environments?  Please see Safety in Learning Environments: A Shared Responsibility for more information.

The Third Teacher

...designing the learning environment for math and literacy

• developed by Loris Malaguzzi
• the foci:  parents, students, and environment
• how do we alter the environment to support our students?
• student centred
• role of teacher as guide/facilitator
• students can explore new surrounds
• let the sunshine in
• eg. a furniture should be able to do a variety of things
• community space has multiple functions
• open spaces that flow into one another
• about innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity
• technology is taken into cosideration for collaboration
• Bruce Mau -everyone can be a designer, community connections, realm of the senses, rewired learning, minds at work

Classroom Use:  students can collaborate more easily; the environment is flexible; learning environment is tailored to the students' needs;