Practical Pedagogy

Look into portfolio, inclusion and differention, curriculum planning, evaluation, problem-solving, and inquiry, as well as many other pedagogical resources

  Portfolio Process

Learn about portfolio practice and theory. Find useful tools and resources.

• Portfolio Process Home Page
• Getting Started
• Organizing a Portfolio Learning Environment
• Theory Behind Portfolios
• Digital tools
• Teacher Portfolio also check out  McGill University's Office of Student Teaching link here for more information
• LEARN Portfolio Site Index - a list of all the documents available in the Portfolio Process website
• Portfolio: Window into Practice - DVD

   Inclusive Education Resources

 The resource location for Special Needs and Inclusive Education

• Insight Home Page - where to begin for information and resouces
• Technology to Support Special Needs  
• Differentiation  resources including
• Four Voices on Inclusion DVD - This DVD contains interview footage addressing questions for a wide range of topics such as Differentiation , ICT in support of inclusion , IEPs , Administrative practices and Resouce teacher practices
• Community resources and partners such as  The Centres of Excellence , The Montreal Oral School for the Deaf  and ALDI initiative

  Curriculum Planning

Access .Plan (dotPlan)  - Dotplan is an interactive curriculum planner that was created to help teachers design learning situations based on the Quebec Education Program

Support - Ask questions, get help, contribute, give feedback while using Dotplan

  Evaluation 

 Links and resources to assist you in your ELA classroom assessment and evaluation needs

• Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning - an interesting article by The Foundation for the Atlantic Canada English Language Arts Curriculum highlighting some key terms and strategies that would fit nicely into our Quebec curriculum.  Great examples offered
• Damian Cooper - Canadian evaluation and assessment skills consultant.  More about his approach here
• DEELA (Designs for Evaluation of English Language Arts) - Links to LES and ES for elementary and secondary
• New Types of Assessment for Learning - read, view and download resources 
• The Marks Free Classroom -  In this article, Mary Sauvé, explains her shift to a marks free environment; her move from a teacher directed model of teaching to a student centered model. An excellent read with material to print for you own use!
• Rubrics - for June 2011 MELS elementary cycle three ELA exams.  Includes Narrative Writing, Language Conventions and Response to Literature

    Problem-Solving

A variety of resources and approaches to develop this important 21st century skill

• Problem-Solving Cards and Guide -  These cards will help your students think creatively, try out various approaches and work through different scenarios. Each activity has instructions, links to the QEP and teacher tools.

  Inquiry

 Pedagogical resouces to bring this crucial approach to teaching and learning into your classroom

• Inquiry: A Model for Teaching and Learning  - an oldie but goodie from Anne Lemay.  Power point included.
• Making Connections Across Subject Areas - Secondary Cycle 1 Focus Tools to support you through the inquiry process
• Inquiry-based Learning - online Concept to Classroom workshop