Teachers Notes

 5 Strategies for Multi-Age Classrooms As a new teacher with a multi-age and grade classroom I am leaning into these 5 strategies as they have been working really well for myself and most importantly, my students. 1) I have been using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) since day one. I incorporate UDL into each lesson by creating an access point for all my students, experiential learning opportunities, and a spiralling curriculum.  2) Each day we focus on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) by completing a morning check in and doing partner work to emphasis the importance of collaboration. Each week the grade 7 students pair off with the grade 6 students and these partners exchange ideas and share what they have learned or still need help with. These relationships are helping shape our classroom community as a safe space. 3) Each day we practice self care by allowing time for reflective writing or drawing. This time each morning allows space for each student to practice mindfulne...

  Morning Meetings with Ms. Gray Weekly Topic: Anti-Racism  As part of my role as an educator I believe it is vital to engage people of all ages in learning about anti-racism. Each month with my students we will gather as a class and have a conversation about what we can do as a community of learners to stand up against racism in our school and community beyond. The reason we will meet monthly on this same topic is because it is important to check in, make changes, and re-evaluate how we can best show up in the spaces we occupy. Since we are now three weeks into a new school year, relationships have begun to form, trust is developing within the classroom, and students are excited to begin working on important issues that they are passionate about.  As part of our conversation we brainstormed ideas of what we can do to be anti-racist and I have listed them below: As a class we will: Become allies by educating ourselves and others on the history of racism in Canada Be an ex...

 Let's Get Learning! Notes from Ms. Gray Hello and welcome to "Teachers Notes" a blog created specifically so that I can share about my learning journey as a new educator. Within the pages of this blog I will share updates about what my students are learning, how I am navigating being a new teacher, and much more! Although I am sharing specific things about my own classroom, I hope I can connect with other teachers as well as parents and other community members. I am really excited to announce that I will be working full time in a grade 6/7 split class this year. Thanks for following along! Ms. Gray