Social Studies Inquiry demonstration of learning connecting core and curricular competencies. BLAST FROM THE PAST is in display to celebrate with parents at Spring Conferences tonight. @SD22Vernon @SD22Learns

Kim and Scott's Competency Conference Odyssey is officially over! 😭 We celebrated at the Science Centre while listening to Indigenous stories gazing at the stars. The journey was wonderful learning experience an thank you Kim for your compassion and risk taking. @SD22Vernon

Kim and Scott's Odyssey Reflections. Successes-students using the language and parents' impression of the Competency Conference."I can't believe they are using this language and learning these skills" Challenges- shifting our language in instructions, conversations and activities

Kim and Scott's Odyssey Week 9 or 10? Demonstrating learning though choice and creativity (represent your understanding of a stage/s of matter) They generated ideas,planned,brought materials,revised, reflected and connected on their experiences in Seesaw @SD22Vernon @SD22Learns

Kim and Scott's Odyssey 2 Week's Left! Our students are demonstrating their learning with the stages of matter. They generated ideas, planned and collaborated to create later. We will see what they come up with and how they evaluate their plans and revise ideas @SD22Vernon

Kim and Scott's Odyssey continued... Noticing strengths and stretches in our curricular and core competencies so far this year and setting goals for our Fall Conferences next week. Spending time and putting value in reflecting each week definitely came in handy! @SD22Vernon

Kim and Scott's Odyssey Week 3 left. Planning is our cross curricular focus for this week. We are ensuring we offer time to plan and putting value in the planning process. We compared experiences where we didn't plan to when we did. @SD22Vernon @SD22Learns

This week's focus is communicating and discussing what our learners are really good at and what they want to work on in preparation for their goal setting Fall Conference. Each week we are setting a competency goal to practice @SD22Vernon @SD22Learns.

Kim and Scott's Odyssey Midway! Reflections...our journey is less like Dante and the inferno and more of a lesser version of Hercules and his 12 labours. Challenges, solutions, change approaches and learn. We are reflecting, asking questions, generating ideas, and communicating

The Odyssey Kingfisher Field Trip continued... As the students interacted with the Indigenous Peoples of Kingfisher, Kim was formatively assessing by observing, conversing asking questions and noting students demonstrate the competencies of focus. @SD22Vernon @SD22Learns

Kim and Scott's Odyssey Field Trip! At Kingfisher, we connected and synthesized new information about the traditional ways of the Syilx peoples. We explored the land, visited a pit house, dissected salmon, learned about local plant uses and ate bannock. @SD22Vernon @SD22Learns

Kim and Scott's Odyssey Week 3. Our students uncovered different perspectives, generated ideas and asked deep thinking questions after a video watching literacy exercise. They shared ideas and posted to their portfolio. We will level up to recording or a video next @SD22Vernon

The Odyssey Continued... Introducing students agency in a collaborative fashion. Our learners showed each other how to log in, post to their Seesaw portfolio and make a written comment. Our goal is to have them chose what to post, set goals and reflect @SD22Vernon @SD22Learns

Kim and Scott's Odyssey Week 2. Our focus this week is generating ideas. We are encouraging our learners to brainstorm, plan and share their thoughts and processes while respecting opinions and collaborating to problem solve. @SD22Learns @SD22Vernon

Grade 9 VSS English Language Arts students reading with Silver Star grade 3s. Building community, personal awareness and social responsibility! Thank you Mrs. Merideth and Mrs. Lockhart! The excitement and the smiles from everyone was wonderful to see. @SD22Vernon @SD22Learns