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.
Vanessa Butler BEd Secondary (Business Education)
- What is the name of the community partner or group you are working with?
- First year teachers
- What is your project’s subject area(s)?
- Wellness
- Tell us about your project!
- ‘Teacher SOS’ is a website that is tailored towards first year (but useful to any year) teachers. It is designed to give teachers space to recognize that although they want to show up their best for their students every day, they need to cultivate their own health and happiness first. The website has sections devoted to accessing happiness, healthy meal planning, meditation and yoga.
- Did you face any particular challenges in the planning, making or delivery of this project?
- I have been committed to my meditation practice, yoga, running, healthy eating and goal setting for my entire life, so coming up with the content was easy. Where I faced challenges was in the actual website development. I had never created my own website before and in doing this project I learned many skills, such as how to embed videos in a website.
- How was the project received? Did anything surprise you about the outcome?
- I have not received any feedback yet. I hope that it gains attention as UBC teacher candidates become first year teachers.
- Can you tell us about a highlight of creating this remote lesson plan?
- Creating the content was the highlight. I am so passionate about cultivating health and happiness in myself and promoting these to others. That is why I have done volunteering, such as goal coaching at the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, and one of the reasons why I want to become a teacher. I am extremely grateful for any chance I can get to share these values with others.
- What media did you use to create your project?
- I used Google sites and a YouTube channel to embed the videos.
- Where can we view your project?
- sites.google.com/view/vanessabutlersd37/home?authuser=1