Resource booklets are included for K-4 and 5-12. This excellent resource has everything you should need to get started on learner profiles in one place!
A poster that shows the connections and relationships between the 7 Cs and SECRET skills to teach 21st Century Skills at Sun West.
Sun West Self Management Guidebook for High School
TELUS Wise helps Canadians stay safe in a digital world.
TELUS Wise® is a free digital literacy education program that offers informative workshops and resources to help Canadians of all ages have a positive experience as digital citizens.
TELUS Wise workshops and resources cover topics including protecting your online security, privacy, and reputation, rising above cyberbullying, and using technology responsibly.
This site offers a section called "TELUS Wise schools and teachers" that will help you in preparing your students for our digital world and future-proof today's youth by teaching important digital literacy and safety skills.
At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play -- with many examples you can try at home (and one that maybe you shouldn't). Tim Brown is the CEO of the "innovation and design" firm IDEO--taking an approach to design that digs deeper than the surface
This app provides focused lessons designed to boost typing speed and accuracy very quickly. Students can see a heat map of where their fingers are hitting the keyboard to better understand where they can make improvements. The advanced levels will take them through tough tapping patterns, symbols, numbers, and complicated sentences.
Practice finding information on various tax documents
You will find everything you need here to use STEM challenges to introduce and teach your students 21st Century Skills.
Before each activity look at the "What Skills Do I Need?" attachment and discuss what needs to be done. Then show them the specific challenge - plan and do it! After have the kids complete the related reflection. All files below.
Before every challenge - What Skills Do I Need?
Challenge 1 & Self-Management Reflection
Challenge 2 & Effective Participation Reflection (also includes self-management)
Challenge 3 & Creativity Reflection (includes both skills above as well)
Challenge 4 & Enquiry Reflection (includes other 3 skills above as well)
Challenge 5 & Reflection Reflection (includes other 4 skills above)
Challenge 6 & Team Work Reflection (includes all other skills)
21st Century Skills reflection includes all skills
All documents are word files (except one) so you can edit them - if you have a problem with fonts etc, let me know and I can send you the pdf versions. Melissa.Lander@sunwestsd.ca
Kodu lets students create games on Windows PCs via a simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming. Anyone can use Kodu to make a game, young children as well as adults with no design or programming skills. No previous experience is required!
You will find videos, lessons, and many other resources to get started.
The software is free!
hese are six great activities that can be done with kids or adults.
A list of web sites that support PeBL and personalized learning in the classroom.
This amazing toolbox organizes Thinking Routines into categories.
When you open a routine, go to the section for Resource Links to access an explanation/lesson on how to use this tool.
Tools or strategies are divided into these categories (a few examples are listed but there are many more):
*Core thinking routines (E.g., See, think, wonder, What makes you say that?)
*Digging Deeper Into Ideas (E.g., Outside in, Layers, Fact or fiction?)
*Introducing and exploring ideas (Lenses, Step in - step out - step back)
*Objects and systems (Creative hunt, Parts-people-interactions)
*Perspective taking (Options explosion, True for who?)
*Perspectives, controversies and Dilemmas (Tug for truth, Sticking points, 4Cs)
*Possibilities and analogies (3-2-1 bridge, Creative quesitons)
*Synthesizing and Organizing Ideas (+1 Routine, Take note, Headlines)
*With Art or Objects (Creative comparisons, Looking: 10x2, Thinking with images)
Do you want quick lessons that teach concepts or skills? Each 10-15 minute minilesson presents a concept and engages students in an activity. Minilessons are optimized to display on your interactive whiteboard, smart phone, or anything in between. This website offers a variety of mini lessons for Writing, 21st Century Skills, and Social Emotional Learning. They are user- friendly and free to use on the website.
Tips are included for all of the learning styles to help learners do their very best and meet with success!
Canadian Kindergarten through Grade 12 Educators – Investigate the effects of outer space on seed germination with your class. Tomatosphere™ is a hands-on program that builds scientific inquiry and experimentation skills.
True Colour Personality Profile Resources
True Colours Online and Printable Quiz Options
This site offers 700+ free typing activities for all ages means lots of typing learning here! You’ll find introductory games, touch typing, fluency, and timed tests. Also available for use on tablets.
Spread over 32 levels, this app supports kids as they learn basic keyboarding skills from an early age and improve their typing skills. They’ll work on identifying letters, numbers, and symbols as well as memorization. After successfully completing the final test, students will receive a typing certificate!
Available at App store, Mac app store, Google Play and Windows Store.
This complete touch typing application features a real-time analysis widget that tracks typing skills and creates tailored exercises based on performance. It’s highly adaptable, giving students a customized experience to maximize learning potential!