Examining vital signs and more during this human body systems lab! Students measured pulse rate from various locations, pulse ox, body temperature, blood pressure, lung volumes, heart electrical activity and reflexes. Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB

Simulating gene expression in grade 12 bio! The students will get to complete verbal evaluations of this content using their models instead of written if they choose. Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB Peter Gamwell

Making heart models in grade 11 college bio. The yarn shows the flow of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood through the heart. Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB Peter Gamwell

As part of our biology portfolio, students have the option of creating something. It can be any format they choose. Completed Arctic mural is an example from last semester. Evolution of jellyfish is currently being created! Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB

For our pathogens and disease unit, one of my students made a model of a hospital room for the unit portfolio. She described to me all of the measures taken in hospitals used to reduce the spread of infection! #SNC4M Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB Peter Gamwell

More model making in grade 11 college bio. This time the respiratory system. Making connections through a visible representation of the system. Finish our models today! Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB

💡🤓It was a treat to visit the ‘thinking classroom’ of Jennifer Bancej this aft Osgoode Township HS …where students spoke genuinely of differentiated assessment and instruction, experiential learning and living… an exemplary model of teaching environments OCDSB!😁🌟Shawn Lehman Peter Gamwell

Amazing surgical skills from one of my grade 11 students. The first time in 25 years that I have seen the peritoneum left intact. A surgeon in the making. 😀 Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB

It has been a year of murals for the student portfolio in biology. Looking forward to seeing the jungle one in progress right now evolve! Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB Peter Gamwell

Concept mapping for summative exit interviews is underway. Students choose a central theme that they saw throughout the course and connect it to major concepts. Amazing!!! Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB

Hands-on population studies in grade 12 bio. Students went through different ways to estimate population size. Quadrat. Transect. Mark-Recapture. They made estimates, calculated actual population size & examined population distribution in quadrats. Jennifer Bancej OTHS OCDSB

Delighted to share my episode of the (DreamEd) Podcast now available! jeewan c and I discuss how we can help classrooms, schools and organizations to bring their learning cultures to life.youtube.com/watch?v=5tKr74… CreativeBrainWeek uLeadconference IPiE: Voices from the Classroom

In defense of "Building Thinking Classrooms" ... Many students are idle in school and do benefit from the "break" in monotony that is afforded via BTC. Standing, speaking, writing, collaborating and wrestling with ideas are all good practices (and should be encouraged), I think

I'll be giving a presentation on my journey so far with Building Thinking Classrooms in biology and science over the last three years. Come join me! Jennifer Bancej OTHS @ocdsb Peter Gamwell Peter Liljedahl fb.me/e/4Q5kIFDuj

I really enjoyed being a participant in the Wisconsin Creativity Summit yesterday! I am feeling inspired by innovation & looking forward to the fall! Thanks for inviting me, Peter Gamwell! Looking forward to future events! Jennifer Bancej OTHS @ocdsb Shawn Lehman Pino Buffone

💡 Until we give #students multiple means of showing what they understand/can do, we are not implementing mastery-based grading (SBG). It's still performance on a task, albeit reported on standards. Multiple means of expression is how we take it to the next level. #LeadInclusion

Check out my new channel Cultivating Innovation on YouTube for stories that unlock #learning, #Wellbeing , and #innovation. Let’s #transform #learning #leadership AJ together! youtube.com/@cultivatingin… NCN Canadian Network for Imagination and Creativity IPiE: Voices from the Classroom Yong Zhao, Ph.D Pasi Sahlberg

🏆 The excellence of our teaching is not visible in the student who came in with proficiency. It's evident in those who needed support. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #UDL #SBLchat #TG2Chat #ATAssessment #TeacherTwitter

Exciting news!!! Whether a teacher or a coach, BTC has you covered in our new set of Summer Institutes! Come experience one of two separate but overlapping institutes for teachers and coaches. July 20, 2025. Sacramento, California! [1/3]