Weekly Reflections

Having been an EA, I am quite used to using speech to text and text to speech technologies. I have worked with multiple non-verbal students who use assistive speech technology in order to communicate. Having these technologies is an incredible way to be able to bring them into learning or ensure their needs are being…

This week we looked at gamification during class. I am a big fan of online games and believe it is a great way to increase engagement with students. I grew up as a Minecraft kid, my brother and I spent hours building our worlds, trying to survive the creepers and zombies, and creating farms and…

This past week I attended WestCAST 2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As a participant of the conference, everyone had to either present a talk or run a workshop. Jessie and I ran a workshop on bringing nature-based learning into the classroom, entitled “Planting Possibilities”. For our workshop, we had to brainstorm different activities and ways to…

Upon receiving the resource “I Am Because We Are”, I dove into the lessons and examples it contains. As a white settler, the idea of teaching topics such as black history can come with a certain degree of imposter syndrome, questioning if you are the best person for the job. In an episode of a…

I had never used AI before returning to school in September. It was not very prevalent when I was doing my undergrad and I excelled in my studies just fine without it. Coming back this year, I felt out of touch with current education systems. I had been working in elementary schools for the past…

For my reflection this week, I wanted to think about the different ways UDL has been approached since the use of tech became more prevalent in schools. The UDL principles, which are outlined below, include providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression. So how does tech contribute to this? Technology has allowed students to…

Upon doing the AI Workbook, I learned how to use AI in a more direct way to help enhance my lesson plans, create assessments, and create resources. It allowed me to quickly complete an assignment that appeared to be many parts, opening the door to potentially saving time on lesson planning and resource creations that…

With the prevalence of technology in today’s societies, I believe education needs to be adapted. One of our main jobs as educators and teachers is to teach our learners how to be smart, inquisitive, informed citizens. Learning how to use technology in safe, informed ways can help our students navigate life both in school, and…

With the first class session complete, I wanted to reflect on my experiences using technology and how that may or may not prepare me for this course. I find WordPress very intimidating, as it has so many different elements and ways of editing your page, posts and designing websites. I take great comfort in the…