This book came to my attention in my email inbox as part of my subscription to the Gates Notes and was under one of Bill’s “summer reads” book list. I’ve been sitting on this book for over a year now and haven’t been able to get around to reading due…

If you’re like me and COVID-19 has sparked your interest in understanding viruses and previous pandemics, then look no further than The Great Influenza by John M. Barry. This is a book that looks back at another global pandemic that happened just over a century ago. The book explores the…

What is happening right now in Afghanistan is incredibly tragic, and it is heartbreaking to watch the videos of the Afghans clinging to the side of the C-17s and swarming the tarmac, desperate to escape the Taliban. I especially feel for those who worked alongside other Western governments and us…

Personal Reflection When I received the email last year from Dr Cathy Little about completing a 15-hour field placement with a young person or kid with an identified disability, I was thrilled because this is an area that I have little experience in. The field placement was the first time that I…

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Vignette 1: Descriptive Reflection The situation I am about to describe comes from a video that I will describe below. In the video that I viewed, there is a class of six boys and a male teacher. The students are sitting in rows, two by three, at individual desks. The class is about to…

Rationale The literary texts that I have chosen for Stage 3 students is Wonder by R. J. Palacio (2017) and Hooway for Wodney by Helen Lester (1999). Wonder is a children’s novel which tells the story of a boy named August Pullman, who has severe facial difference. August has never been…

Literature Circle Reflection Literature circles are usually small groups of people who, through self-determination, take on different roles such as creative connector and develop an activity or set of questions that promote dialogue within the group (Herrera and Kidwell, 2018). …

(Please note that this did not meet criteria) Vignette 1: Descriptive Reflection During my PEx time at Windsor Public School, I was assigned to the deputy principal’s class, which was a 5/6 co-taught class between two teachers. The class consisted of thirty-two students and was filled with students with a…