by Magz BRAY | Oct 19, 2023 | EAL, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English, Secondary History, The Grades
Project Presentation and Reflection This week in Grade 7 was all about consolidation and reflection. All students were risk~takers, each standing up in front of their peers and sharing their work. We spent time carefully planning what those presentations might sound...
by Magz BRAY | Oct 12, 2023 | EAL, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Humanities, Secondary English, Secondary History, The Grades
Assessment As Learning This week in Grade 7, students used their Personal Timeline Projects to workshop around self-evaluation, self-assessment and using feedback to elevate their work. They used their project checklists and student friendly success criteria...
by Magz BRAY | Sep 27, 2023 | EAL, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English, Secondary History, The Grades
It may have been short, but this week in 7LA/I&S was one of our busiest. We have been working intensively on our Communication and Self-Management AtL’s. As student’s worked to act on feedback, and ensure they have submitted all their formative...
by Magz BRAY | Sep 21, 2023 | Arabic, EAL, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
Grade 7 have been learning to use a variety of strategies to support their language acquisition across content areas. One evidence-informed approach and strategy is translanguaging. Translanguaging strategies leverage student home languages in order to build...
by Magz BRAY | Sep 14, 2023 | EAL, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
Language Acquisition Grade 7 English Language Acquisition students are becoming more and more familiar with using a variety of note-taking and visual thinking techniques. We use them to build background, develop vocabulary and deconstruct ideas. We use them at the...
