Updated May 14, 2007

Introducing Squishyhead

Student teachers 
playing co-operative games
Student teachers working with tangrams

PDP, the Professional Development Program, is Simon Fraser University's teacher training program. My cohort started in January, 2006, and hopefully we will all graduate by December 2006. My particular module is LLUC, Language and Literacy in the Urban Classroom. We are looking at ways to incorporate literacy learning into all areas of the curriculum

The LLUC module is a diverse group, with different reasons for wanting to teach, but we all have a passion for children and teaching that is driving us through our coursework and our practicum time. What has struck me the most about our group is how willingly we share information and resources. Overwhelmingly, there is a spirit within this class of cooperation, not of competitiveness. I have really appreciated that.

I want to honour that spirit by providing a list of links that we have shared with each other. Please take a moment to bookmark the links you are interested in. I can't guarantee that I will keep this page up for very long, as I am using it as a tool to explore web design.

If you have any links you think should be added, please email me at keriw at sfu dot ca .


Enchanted Learning: various primary lesson resources, including science resources

A to Z Teacher Stuff: lots of free lesson plans

Pioneers of Canada Sample unit plan on pioneers

CanTeach : Rebecca's teacher created this fantastic website full of lesson plans and links

Writing Fix: Using 6+1 Traits

EldrBarry's Group Games : PE games

Thematic Units: Developing a thematic unit

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute:Curriculum Units

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: Curriculum Unit on Multicultural Fairy Tales

Sask. Curriculum Unit Planning

Sask Ed: planning an integrated unit (math)

Kent: integrating technology in unit planning

Division of Exceptional Learners: Tiered curriculum with lesson plans

Learning Skills Program: organises the ideas of Blooms Taxonomy of Learning

Favorite Poem Project: Short videos of regular folks introducing and reading their favourite poems

NWT Teacher Induction: a list of links for new teachers

" Imagination is more important than knowledge. "

Albert Einstein

Official PDP INFORMATION