Pecha Kucha

Derrick's C. V.

• 15+ years teaching in YRDSB
• Subjects: English-Literacy-ESL
• Universities attended: UOIT, Maine and Western
• Taught summer school, night school, e-learning (formerly virtual school)
• M.A. Education in Technology

I also taught in south Korea ...

Korean Favorites:
-Dak Galbi
-Jeju Island
-Buddhist Temples

Worked at ECC Seodaemun (an academy)
Taught at Shingu College (in Songnam)
Came home to YRDSB (Milliken Mills)

Sir William Mulock Secondary School
in YRDSB

WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING?
Blended learning balances using technology
and traditional teaching methods.

Blended Learning (BYOD)

• each student brings their own device
• each course has an LMS (moodle)
• we work online, in real time, in class
• we can work asynchronously
• all materials are accessible 24/7
• teachers BLEND technology and traditional teaching methods

What do I believe in?

ROLE REVERSAL
Students as teachers.
Teachers as learners.

Inquiry-Based Learning

Students as active agents

• devising their own questions
• choosing the texts to explore
• making important decisions
• demonstrating their learning in a variety of ways/methods

Discovery
NOT
Memorization

Constructing knowledge, communicating, co-constructing, peer critiquing, revising, reflecting and collaborating.

WITH TECHNOLOGY...
Choose the right tool for the intended purpose relating to what you are teaching.

In Reflection...

• What are the strengths and weaknesses of Haiku Deck?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of a Pecha Kucha presentation?