Due to COVID-19, teacher candidates in the 2019/20 Bachelor of Education program have had to quickly adapt their teaching and learning styles through the use of online platforms. We are showcasing some of the wonderful examples of projects created by them as part of the community field experience.
Laura Bacchus, Amrit Bains, Amraj Brar, Brynn Hendrix & Brittney Prentice
BEd Elementary & Middle Years (Social and Emotional Learning)
- What is the name of the community partner or group you are working with?
- Linked to our practicum schools & beyond!
- What is your project’s subject area(s)?
- Physical & health education
- Tell us about your project!
- Our CFE project was to develop mindfulness signs and activities that students and teachers could participate in within their school communities. These signs were posted around our different schools in order to bring mindful moments into the school day as we returned to in-class instruction. We included a QR code on the poster that linked to our website where more activities are shared. We also developed lesson plans in physical and health education to support our mindful activities for teachers to use in June and in the future.
- Did you face any particular challenges in the planning, making or delivery of this project?
- A challenge we faced was to extend the learning past the activity (sign) and for application of these skills in real life. We addressed this challenge by creating lesson plans to go along with each activity that provided more context to the practice of mindfulness and its use in every day life.
- How was the project received? Did anything surprise you about the outcome?
- There has been positive feedback so far but we are hoping to have our project reach more students, teachers and be beneficial to anyone that is looking to incorporate mindfulness into their learning and teaching.
- Can you tell us about a highlight of creating this remote lesson plan?
- Collaborating together as a team was our highlight! We were able to put together a larger more impactful CFE project to reach a broader audience by working together.
- What media did you use to create your project?
- Canva and Weebly
- Where can we view your project?
- mindfulmomentsubctc.weebly.com