category Professional Development

Recently there was a call for teachers who were interested in joining my school district’s pilot project for a laser cutter in our school. A colleague and I eagerly signed up and were accepted into the pilot project. Yesterday was… Continue Reading →

This month, my school district is hosting 2 focus days to put colleagues into dialogue with a focus on STEAM learning, educational tech, and/or the First People’s Principle’s of Learning. It also happens to be the very first focus day… Continue Reading →

I am back again this year at the Computer Using Educators of British Columbia (CUEBC) conference and I am looking to find new ways to refresh my curriculum and improve on some skills in my tool kit. It was a… Continue Reading →

For our second and final meeting, the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Literacy Supports Development Team met on Zoom this time to discuss our how our lessons went and our next steps. Nick Poeschek shared that summary guides regarding online learning,… Continue Reading →

Long story short, it was a great success! I tested the lesson a grade 3/4/5 Montessori class at my school. They were approaching a natural transition where they were finishing up a unit, so they seemed like the perfect candidates… Continue Reading →

In another episode of “Krystal spreads herself too thin because it seemed like a good idea at the time”, I recently applied and was selected to join the BCTF and Ministry of Education’s collaborative team to develop supports related to… Continue Reading →

In preparation for term three, I have been in conversations with a few of my colleagues to help facilitate a cross-curricular social studies learning opportunity through Minecraft. It is a “Pacific Northwest Coast Experience” in which students are transported back… Continue Reading →

Today, my school district hosted a professional development day centered around Universal Designs for Learning (UDL). For these sessions, I was very interested in listening in to what my district’s stance on the use of AI is. The last conference… Continue Reading →

This month’s professional development theme for me is Artificial Intelligence (AI). I’ve got some professional development lined up, and I am very excited to start learning more about my district’s stance on the matter/how they encourage us to use it…. Continue Reading →

Here I will be updating and improving on a one-stop-shop for AI tools (updated Jan 29, 2024)