SEATCA / SWATCA 2022 - Southern Alberta Teachers' Convention

Want to spice up your next celebration, embrace globalization & bring your community together? Join Tara Baycroft - Alberta Canola & Debra McLennan - Alberta Pulse Growers, as we embark on an adventure preparing a variety of recipes while exploring the science, nutrition, health and sustainability behind these crops. Curricular outcomes in this presentation include: CTS FOD 1060, FOD1070, AGR1010, Social Studies & Science. Come and receive a Heritage-Celebration-Kit for your own classroom use!

• Chocolate Chickpea Dip Recipe Video
• Cranberry Orange Muffins Recipe Video
• Handy Dandy Hand Pies Recipe Video

This session is one of three showcasing Professional Inquiry Projects recently completed by University of Lethbridge Intern Teachers during their secondary Internships. Bari will share his experience of using Fitness monitors to increase student accountability and assessment reliability. Clara will outline her  process of weaving stress management strategies into a Social Studies class. Ethan will describe how he prioritized effective use of mathematical language to help students become more confident and reflective learners. Each project includes practical suggestions that you can apply to your own context. Summaries of the three projects (and all projects from the Bi-annual Professional Inquiry Project Symposium) are available at www.uleth.ca/education/celebrating_inquiry.  

In an age of phone cameras and photo quantity over quality, an examination of Photography itself can be used to flip the script. Historical photographic practices will be examined for how they can slow us down from quick, thoughtless documentation to intentional, considered observation. Photo challenges are opportunities for mindful presence. The work of creating impactful and meaningful photos often begins well before picking up the camera. Explore ways to develop the skills of observation and awareness using the camera and photograph as the creative prompt.

University of Lethbridge Intern Teachers during their secondary Internships. Heather responded to cell phone distractions in class by seeking meaningful ways to integrate personal technology into instruction. Rei explored gamification and game-based learning in science class to increase student interest and motivation.  Karl transformed social studies textbook content into a computer-based role-playing game and collected feedback around student learning and engagement.  
 
The presenters will share their process of identifying and responding to a specific need, implementing and refining various strategies with students, and reflecting on the results on their inquiry. Each project includes a website or other ready-to-implement material, and you will leave the session with concrete resources you can adapt to your own context. The three projects (and all projects from the Bi-annual Professional Inquiry Project Symposium) are available at www.uleth.ca/education/celebrating_inquiry.