Classroom activities

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Sphero

Sphero is a robot that can be controlled with block-code. Students at SFX had a chance to experiment with it recently. Good collaboration & problem-solving! See more here.

MakingMovies

Movie Making Tips

Class video projects are a great way to help students voice their interests and engage with topics in the curriculum. Here are some slides I've shared with classes that are doing video projects.

iPads in Classrooms

Our K-4 classrooms have 1 iPad for every 3 students. See stories about rich learning using apps and activities here.

iPads in 'Daily 5'

Making Learning Visible

With the arrival of classroom iPads in 2016, several K-3 teachers introduced students to a process for documenting their learning journeys. Find out more here!

BeeBots

Problem Solving w/ BeeBot

BeeBot is a small robot that's very easy to operate. It offers hands-on learning to lead students into the early levels of problem solving strategies. See more here!

Blended Learning

There is significant social change underway today with implications for the classroom. Students' lives are a blend of in-real-life (IRL) and online experiences. PRSD teachers—particularly in 9–12—are engaging and reflecting on a 'blended learning' model in a variety of ways. See more here.

SeeSaw - Home/School Learning Journals

Similar to the 'Make Learning Visible' activities listed above, a project at St. Francois Xavier school will soon be exploring the use of SeeSaw Class app to answer that age-old question, "What did you do in school today?" See more about this project here.

3D Printing

3D Printing: Getting Started

If you visit St. Francois Xavier school and ask to see Mr. C's class, you will see an interesting assortment of objects adorning desks. Furthermore, you've probably never seen these objects on store shelves, because they've been fabricated in-house using the school's 3D printer. Learn more here.

Collaborating on Data with a Mental Math Checklist

St. Eustache teachers will be collaborating on the collection of student achievement with a shared spreadsheet. The sheet gives a birds eye view of how many students are achieving various mental math fact sets. See the spreadsheet template here!

OverDrive re-launches

PRSD has joined the Manitoba Small Public Division Consortium for OverDrive services. Find out more.