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Grade 8 Gamified
By our Grade 8 Humanities Team: Anna Maria Donaldson, Rebecca Ochitwa, Evan Acheson, and Stephen Manuel-Jones. For the past 2 school years, our grade 8 team has been teaching the grade 8 social studies Japan unit through a sophisticated game where teams of students compete to conquer or survive. The game was created by The… Read more
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PD Field Trip: Maker Spaces and the Maker Mindset
On November 21 in the afternoon, we are hosting a Professional Development “Field Trip” for interested STEM IA teachers. The 2 sites chosen for this event are FUSE33 and the University of Calgary School of Engineering’s Maker Multiplex. Big Ideas: Makerspaces foster innovation through hands-on experimentation. Participants in Maker spaces have the opportunity to be creative and apply… Read more
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Remembrance Day Presentation
November 09, 2022 saw our second annual Remembrance Day presentation at STEM Innovation Academy. The event was MC’ed by Spencer, a grade 9 student and broadcasting enthusist from the newspaper club. Our own Finn B. from grade 8 played the moving pieces The Last Post and Reveille on his violin. Our presentation ended with a… Read more
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At the Elbow with Experts
Our 2D Content Creation Course was fortunate to work with a local freelance artist and graphic designer Reagan Mclean. For the course, Mr. Acheson created Adobe Illustrator challenges for students and our expert. Students were able to see the design process in action as Regan demonstrated his skills with Adobe Illustrator, as well as his… Read more
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Upcoming Teacher Professional Development: January and February Edition
January 17, 2023 | 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM (online)INM23-13 Good (and Necessary) Beginnings: Basic Facts There is nothing basic about basic facts. Though fluency goes beyond basic facts, they do play a role in students’ growth and ultimately their overall fluency. This session examines proven approaches to realizing basic fact fluency. Instructional sequences and… Read more
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Upcoming Teacher Professional Development: December Edition
December 6 4:00-5:00PM (Online)Digital Design and Art for all Students (click here to visit)Bring out your inner digital artist with this fun and engaging session. We will create pieces of digital art using the free and easy Google tools that ALL of our students can access. With these skills, students at any grade level will… Read more
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