Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

KPU BA in History and UBC BEd in Personalized Learning and Technology - Grade 6/7 Teacher - SD36 - She/Her catherinemandre.weebly.com Vancouver, BC Joined March 2012

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

4 years ago

Gallery walks with student recording sheets have been a great way to keep student engagement up while students present their projects this year!

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5 years ago

Last week’s tree planting with @CityofSurrey Releaf Program #EarthDay2022 @Surrey_Schools

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5 years ago

@MrBlairsClass Do you mind sharing the attached text you’re using for the English 11 project?

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5 years ago

Stories from Black Strathcona for a jigsaw activity in Div. 3 #blackhistorymonth @Surrey_Schools

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5 years ago

Friday mornings are for card games! #softstart #teambuilding #math @Surrey_Schools

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"SRL is knowing how to learn and being aware of your progression of learning toward specific goals." Some helpful ideas, in the Edutopia article linked below, on how to help our middle years/high school students become Self-Regulated Learners: edutopia.org/article/how-gu… #srlcanada

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

@Ms_Nazem @mashupmath Thanks!

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5 years ago

@Ms_Nazem So fun!!

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

Div. 3 had a great time making skeleton art with their buddies yesterday 🎃☠️

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

A twist on water colour painting! Students trying to make as many shades as they can using coffee as paint 👩🏻‍🎨☕️ @Surrey_Schools

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

@annablefare Haha that’s a right of passage! You got this 🙌🏼

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

@bcedchat Regarding authentic assessments and motivation for learning: "If students know what will be assessed and how it will scored, and if they believe that the assessment will be fair, they are more likely to be more motivated to learn" (McMillan, 2014, p.82).

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

@Ms_Nazem @charcreeves Absolutely! Even though I think we have autonomy as professionals, I sometimes feel there is pressure to pick a value/idea & go with it because it is the “fad”. Working on critically thinking and trusting myself to make decisions that are best practice for me.

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

Check out my post on curricular conceptions & leave a comment here sharing what u think. Is there one/multiple conceptions mainstream today? What I found was “…that we as educators are asked to “embrace one curriculum fad after another.” Link to my blog in bio.

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

@msjandre @charcreeves I completely agree. Maybe there isn’t one conception that’s best, but a mix depending on students and what they need at different times. Trusting ourselves, as professionals, to assess the situation is key.

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

@charcreeves Such a good point that I didn’t think of. Each group has their own expectations/values of what education should be. I often find parents prefer an academic conception, wanting homework & thinking projects are for fun. Could be that it was their school experience/what they know?

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

Twitter, meet my not so little anymore, Miss Murphy 🥰 She had the best day today! Found out she loves to swim, sticks that are larger than her, and boat rides with the wind in her hair.

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

Started my education masters this week in Assessment and Evaluation and feeling excited to be a student again! Follow my blog to keep up with my learning journey: catherinemandre.weebly.com

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Cathy Andre @mscathyandre

5 years ago

Thank you to @classroomchamps, @surrey_schools and @shawinfo for supporting mine and @Ms_Nazem’s students during #CommunityWeek! They are so proud of the impact they had on their @CunninghamEcole community with the two Buddy Benches they put together!