EDUC 394 – Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Teaching

  • BC Curriculum: Learned how to navigate the BC Curriculum and understand its components, including core and curricular competencies, content, and connection to lesson planning. 
  • Lesson Planning: Practiced making lesson plans using Adapted Lesson Template using BC Curriculum and incorporating learning targets, assessment methods, and success criteria.
  • Different Pedagogies: Explored land-based, place-based, and people-based (collaborative activities) learning and how to apply them in the classroom.
  • WordPress Portfolio: Learned how to create and manage a WordPress website, add hyperlinks, embed YouTube videos, and customize pages and blogs. 
  • Learning from Videos and Readings: Through assigned videos and readings, learned about teaching methods, challenges, and assessments.  
  • Formative and Summative Assessments: Developed an understanding of formative and summative assessments, their differences, and how both are essential for student success. 
  • Professional Standards: Gained clarity on BC Professional Standards, especially standards two, five, seven, and nine. 
  • First Peoples Principles of Learning: Explored Jo Chrona’s insights on FPPL and learned about OECD’s seven principles of learning. 
  • Inclusive Practices: Explored Universal Design for Learning, strength-based learning, and tools like ARC-BC to support inclusion. Also, learned about anti-racist education and how to incorporate practices that promote equity and diversity in teaching. 
  • Community Resources: Integrate places like libraries and art galleries into teaching, enriching student learning experience. 

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