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Setting the Table Educators create an aesthetically pleasing and calm environment so students can choose the material that they want to think with. This table was 'set' with India Ink as the thinking material. | Thinking with Natural Materials Students at PGE are using natural materials to reflect on the core competencies and how they can advocate for themselves. | Kylar Thinking About His Rights Kylar was thinking about his rights and the limits that other people place on you. He says: "I realized that there aren't really limits because those people can't limit you." |
Setting the Table
Educators create an aesthetically pleasing and calm environment so students can choose the material that they want to think with. This table was 'set' with India Ink as the thinking material.
Thinking with Natural Materials
Students at PGE are using natural materials to reflect on the core competencies and how they can advocate for themselves.
Kylar Thinking About His Rights
Kylar was thinking about his rights and the limits that other people place on you. He says: "I realized that there aren't really limits because those people can't limit you."
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Thinking With Loose Parts Students at RAY Elementary are using loose parts to think about injustices and discrimination. | Thinking With Wool A student at MBSS was using wool to think about identity. | Framing Their Thinking Students at DRK use natural materials and frames to explore their thinking about the stories they are reading. |
Thinking With Loose Parts
Students at RAY Elementary are using loose parts to think about injustices and discrimination.
Thinking With Wool
A student at MBSS was using wool to think about identity.
Framing Their Thinking
Students at DRK use natural materials and frames to explore their thinking about the stories they are reading.
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Thinking With Wire Students across the district are getting to 'know' the language of wire and how they can use it to think about the questions they are exploring together. | Thinking With Clay Students across the district are getting to 'know' the language of clay and how they can use it to think about the questions they are exploring together. | Using Materials to Inspire Stories Students across the district are using materials to help them find the stories that they want to write about in story workshop. |
Thinking With Wire
Students across the district are getting to 'know' the language of wire and how they can use it to think about the questions they are exploring together.
Thinking With Clay
Students across the district are getting to 'know' the language of clay and how they can use it to think about the questions they are exploring together.
Using Materials to Inspire Stories
Students across the district are using materials to help them find the stories that they want to write about in story workshop.
About Our Team
We are a team of educators from the Central Okanagan Public School District in Kelowna, BC. We collaborate with groups of educators and their students to create powerful learning experiences that put students at the center of their learning. Find us on Twitter: @ILT_23.
