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Nora Strauch

A teacher learning to ask the right questions.

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Posted on September 20, 2017April 9, 2018

One Way We Collaborate

I've really been into one of the ways my team has been collaborating this year.  I think this mode of collaborative teaching has come a bit from necessity (only so many hours in a week to plan together), a bit from a desire to make the most of our different strengths, and also a bit …

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Posted on August 25, 2017October 13, 2018

First Days…

It has been on my mind to take some photos of our learning space- the physical environment- in these early days of the school year.  I am always snapping photos of the students in action to share with families, but I rarely photograph our space.  I want to keep a memory of what it looks …

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Posted on August 22, 2017April 9, 2018

Attitudes, Dispositions, Habits of Mind, and Math

This year, following the lead of our Primary School Maths Coach, Kath, I am starting our work together as Grade 2 Mathematicians differently.  I am starting with a more intentional focus on habits of mind, attitudes, and dispositions.  In past years, I have built some of this work into the early days in our math …

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Posted on February 9, 2017April 9, 2018

A Core Belief about Teaching, Learning and Schooling

We have had a day of "Creative New Undertakings" during a week of staff professional development at my school.  This day is intended to be a day to work on a project, a prototype, a train of thought, or a plan related to learning and our practice. The choice of what this work entails is …

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Posted on November 20, 2016April 9, 2018

Getting Meaningful about Content Area Vocabulary

Finding a meaningful way to teach and engage with content area vocabulary has never been easy for me.  In fact, often I tend to push this important learning to the back burner, mostly for a lack of solid strategies and routines.  I strive to have a language-rich and language supported classroom environment, but the meaningful …

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