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Seven Principles
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​Professional Growth

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#7: Build Horizontal Connections

The learning environment strongly promotes "horizontal connectedness" across knowledge areas and subjects, as well as to the community and the wider world.

  • ​A key feature of learning is that complex knowledge structures are built up by organizing more basic pieces of knowledge in a hierarchical way. If well constructed, such structures provide understanding that can transfer to new situations - a critical competency in the 21st century.
  • The ability for learners to see connections and "horizontal connectedness" is also important between the formal learning environment and the wider environment and society. The "authentic learning" this promotes also fosters deeper understanding.

See how Yukon educators
​Build Horizontal Connections!

Click the blue buttons below to see examples of connecting learners..

How students become more confident, motivated, independent learners by practicing the design process hand-in-hand with traditional Gwich’in ways.
Design Process and Gwich’in Ways
by Nicole Birkeland and Aaron Bailey 
Chief Zzeh Gittlit School

How to help students become independent, self-regulated learners engaged in 21stcentury learning.
Developing Self-Regulated Learners
by Jane Macarthur
Elijah Smith Elementary School

How to help students know who they are and where they come from in order to re-engage with their learning.
Engaging Students through Identity
Pat Joe
Individual Learning Centre

How to build a strong new French Immersion program within a dual-track school.

Note: this inquiry focused on fostering a learning network of a team of professionals working on their own inquiries. Professional learning opportunities were offered that developed field-based pedagogical skills, a shared vision, a common vocabulary, a commitment to student literacy learning, and a reliance on sharing practices and resources.
Fostering a French Immersion School-Based Learning Network
Nicole Doré
Selkirk Elementary School

How to benefit from integrating Education Assistants into a school-based teacher inquiry team, with a focus on literacy in primary French immersion. 

Comment bénéficier d'une intégration des EAs avec une équipe d'enseignants dans le cadre d'une démarche d'enquête centrée sur la littératie avec des élèves d'immersion de niveaux élémentaires.
Intégrer les EAs dans un School-Based Leaning Network
Pascal St. Laurent et Véronique Boivin
Yukon Education and Selkirk Elementary School

How to effectively use my role as a specialist teacher to engage colleagues in Applied Design, Skills and Technology (ADST). This is two-fold: support student learning needs and interests as 21stcentury learners, and promote ADST to the staff for their professional practice.
Meeting the Needs of 21st Century Learners
Valerie Ireland
Jack Hulland Elementary School

How to facilitate students' use of high-quality digital resources with increased academic integrity, skills and creativity.
Strengthening Students' Inquiry Skills
Michel Emery
FH Collins Secondary School

How to empower students to take charge of their learning, set goals, and communicate learning to their parents.
Student Goal-Setting and Communication of Learning
Kim Ramsey
Grey Mountain Primary School

How to connect a myriad of secondary school support strategies and services to ensure student success.
Supporting Inclusion and Growth Mindset Strategies
Camille Luks and Nicole Cross
Porter Creek Secondary School

How to take a collaborative approach to embedding Yukon First Nations ways of knowing and doing across the curriculum.
Weaving Our Ways
Monique Levesque
Selkirk Elementary School

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  • Home
    • Curriculum and Assessment
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  • Blended Learning
    • Blended Learning in Practice >
      • Blended Learning Resources
      • What is Blended Learning?
      • Blended Learning in Practice: Beyond Yukon
    • Blended Learning Resources
  • Learning Networks and Inquiry
  • Seven Principles of Learning
    • 7 Principles for Professional Growth
    • 7 Principles for Teaching
  • Physical Literacy
  • ADST
  • Blended Learning Resources