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This week in class we had guest speaker, Trevor MacKenzie, from Oak Bay High in virtually. He challenged us to think about our own histories as learners. This was interesting for me as it made me reflect on a tension I have felt throughout my time in the program. On one hand, in high school and in university I have been successful with the traditional approach to learning ,and I have learned lots from it. However, on the other hand I don’t believe it’s the best method or one that works with the most learners. I know many others who that style of teaching has been very discouraging. I liked the discussion around co-constructing the lessons and assessments with the students. That’s something I would like to incorporate into my practice.

After the lecture I explored some of his social media, and I found many nice and informative graphics like the one above.

I enjoyed the example he gave on constructing students’ understanding of the core competencies. How he has his students define what those competencies mean to them rather than just using the Ministry’s definition.