by Paige Martin-Jesudowich | Jan 12, 2018 | ICT Integration, Literacy, Professional Development
Beloved character, Atticus Finch, from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, offers the sage wisdom to, “climb into someone else’s skin and walk around in it” (Lee) So how can we implement this advice with our students in the classroom? Specifically, with our...
by Dominic Tremblay | Nov 17, 2017 | Arts, LEGO workshops, Literacy, Professional Development
Using LEGO to develop literacy skills in students Do writing tasks sometimes seem insurmountable to your students? Do your students often have blank-page syndrome when you ask them to write a text? In many cases, you can offer your students graphic organizers to...
by Dominic Tremblay | Oct 3, 2014 | Arts, Coding, ICT Integration, Inquiry-based Learning, LEGO workshops, Literacy, Mathematics, Professional Development, Robotics, Science, STEAM
From ASIMO to R2-D2 to NAO, students love robots! Fortunately, robotic systems that offer students hands-on experiences have become much more available in the past few years. There are a number of systems I have used in classrooms or taught teachers to use in their...
by Dominic Tremblay | Nov 8, 2013 | LEGO workshops, Literacy
We all have seen children that are completely engrossed while using LEGO bricks to create scenes rising from their imagination. Did you know that you can build on this interest to assist students with literacy skills? LEGO has created a kit called StoryStarter that...
