The grade 8 class has been enjoying a multi-step project! We have finished part 1 of the project: planning a city using various inspirations such as Mythical, Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, or Futuristic-Sustainable. There were 5 groups, and the groups were required to create a 2D sketch and a 3D model (using Minecraft Edu). They presented a proposal to the "investors" (aka their Visual Arts teacher, English teacher, Educational Assistant, Vice Principal/Principal, and a Master's student from the Queen's University City Planning Program). Part 2 is underway. They will be using scale factor (grade 8 Math curriculum) to calculate the size of their city and then begin to build a paper city.
Kami Francis
Glen Cairn PS
We will be presenting the Author's Journey we took from not knowing how to write our sounds to publish our very own books to help our kindergarten pals prepare for Grade 1 Early French Immersion. We will share all of the people we've met and the places we've visited to help us along the way and will show our audiences the tools and strategies we used and perfected to help us throughout our first-ever authoring experience.
Amanda Szucs
South March Public School
My Apple Student Mentorship Artifact is for elementary students to know little by little about skilled trades and gives them an opportunity to present what they have learned and know about them.
Lily MacDonald-Somé
Apple Student Mentorship Program Virtual Co-op
Clifford Bowie will be showcasing some of their Life Skills Programs, like dishwashing, simple food preparation, recycling, and can crushing.
Kristine Klassen
Clifford Bowey Public School
Proud Principal of Clifford Bowey Public School
Izabela Aurelson
Clifford Bowey
My name is Izabela Aurelson. I have been an educator for many years in both privately and publicly-funded educational settings in the US and Canada and taught children in a variety of roles such as an early childhood educator, educational assistant, tutor and a teacher. It has been my pleasure to be a visual arts teacher at Clifford Bowey Public School for the past two years. Clifford Bowey is a specialized school for neuro-diverse students whose ages range from 6 to 21 years of age. Special education has been a focus of mine for a long time and, in fact, it is what prompted me to become a teacher. I always seek to advance my knowledge in the area through participation in conferences, workshops and seminars. In addition to that I have a strong interest in visual arts. I believe that art is accessible to everyone and everyone can experience a measure of success by either engaging directly with the creative process or appreciating works of art.Finally issues of social justice are very important to me. I hold a position of an Equity Lead at our school and I am proud of the work that our Equity Committee has been undertaking in the last couple of years.
Chelsea Jean
Clifford Bowey
Intermediate Special Education Teacher at Clifford Bowey School
Sean Curry
Clifford Bowey
Meagan Malboeuf
OCDSB
Experiential Learning Facilitator
Innovation and Adolescent Learning
Reg Lavergne
OCDSB
We will be sharing a progression of collaborations with Craig Cardiff and Youth Ottawa, starting with songwriting with Craig, then my class interviewing Craig’s co-op student to create a talk show, culminating in a collaborative project of science videos we wrote and recorded that Craig’s students animated. We will highlight experiential learning and collaboration between elementary and secondary panels, as well as the value of connecting to folks outside the school walls to create richer and more authentic opportunities for students.
Leslie Mott
North Gower Marlborough Public School
Craig Cardiff
Grade 3 students are working on student led experiential projects.
Andrew Wheeler
OCDSB
Hawthorne’s Grade 6 class has been working on a large project since last year called The Pandemic Project.
Karen Reyburn
OCDSB
Kristin Kopra
OCDSB