Voyage Coetail

I finally did it! How I was dreading this 10mn video but in the end, that was a powerful way of reflecting. I enjoyed working that way with my students. I enjoyed documenting even though I felt sometimes that I was missing some of my students’ learning. Documenting and teaching at the same time is really tricky for me. While putting my video together, I noticed that I didn’t have any shot of my students choosing their topics. Yet I remembered we had a lot of interesting conversations going on in the classroom during that time I regretted also not being able to use SWAY as I did with the first Genius Hour last year. As we started the project early in the school year, my students didn’t have an email address until mid-October, therefore their presentation was already well advanced. [embed]https://youtu.be/CXM6tZ5teZk[/embed] New beginnings Coetail gave me the little  big push that I needed to feel comfortable with Educational technology, how to use it and what to address. The programme I...

New school year, new beginning! Last year, I tried my very first genius hour and it was such a success that I decided to work on it for my final project. [caption id="attachment_458" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cocochewy.fr via https://www.facebook.com/ChewyPhotos[/caption] My plans were ready and I was hoping to follow this quiet path! The brainstorming of the ideas went very well and we had a lot of topics to choose from. I was concerned that this part of the project took a lot of time but my students were quick to pick up a topic and confident on how to approach it. When my grade 5 students came into the classroom for the first session, I was delighted to use the new devices that the school acquired! [caption id="attachment_459" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo by M. Brutel[/caption] Why Genius hour in French class Authenticity, engagement and students’ voices It first brings authenticity in the classroom. And ...