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Student colouring a mandala

Math & Mandalas

Lessons

In this lesson, students explore the connection between arts, math and mindfulness as they create mandalas.

Unrolling paper scroll

Annotated Text Scrolls

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students comprehend large blocks of text by looking at and annotating the text in a continuous scroll format.

A stack of blocks with the number 1, 2, and 3

3-2-1

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students summarize and engage with new content.

Woman with Canadian flag near the ocean

Monitoring the Ocean with Radar

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Learn about how a special type of radar helps monitor and protect Canada’s oceans.

Max Salman aux commandes d'un avion.

Max Salman

Career Profiles

PH.D. Student / Affiliate Researcher

I ask questions to things that don’t have answers yet.
Anaïs Remili tenant un sac de poissons à étudier.

Anaïs Remili (she/her)

Whale Researcher

I am doing research on pollution in killer whales.
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Leading Questions

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students solve a problem by asking each other leading questions.

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Carousel Brainstorm

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students generate ideas in response to prompts and build on the ideas of others.

TTC subway train

Planning for Equity in Public Transit

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Learn about how we can use spatial analysis to plan for more equitable public transit.

students revising

TAG Feedback

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students provide constructive feedback to peers.

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Say Something

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students participate actively in group discussions.

Page from a dictionary

Visual Dictionary

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students develop a deeper understanding of new words or concepts.

Two students having a discussion

AB Each Teach

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students identify key ideas from a text, video, or other content and share these with a partner.

The number four made out of trees (leonard_c, iStockphoto)

The 4C’s

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students think more deeply during text-based discussions.

 Four students putting their heads together

Three A’s Plus One

Teaching STEM

This strategy helps students develop collaboration skills by providing a structure for focused dialogue about a text.