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Free Inquiry post #6

October 20, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

MY BREAKFAST BOWLS!

As I’m currently attempting to diet I thought it would be cool to introduce my audience to my marvellous breakfast bowls. These are a very easy meal prep that I have been eating every morning for 5 years now and honestly have never lost a love for, if I am being completely honest I’ve probably missed eating these for breakfast only 50 of those 1500 days.

These bowls I love as they are absolutely delicious, very easy to make, cost effective, fast as heck to heat, and super nutritious. They are only 4 actual ingredients, 200grams egg whites, 15 grams oats, 80 grams 0% plain greek yogurt, 15 grams vanilla protein isolate, and finally the salt, cinnamon, and artificial sweetener of your choice and quantity (won’t count salt, cinnamon and artificial sweetener as ingredients as they are all non nutritive). I bake the egg whites and cook the oats separately then add the greek yogurt and protein powder to my oats and pour onto the egg whites. I prep 4 bowls at a time and leave in my fridge. The following mornings I can simply take the bowl from my fridge microwave for 4 minutes and tada! I have an easy, healthy breakfast that literally tastes like dessert. This is very diet friendly as it is literally under 300 calories and 45 grams of protein, there is zero fat in the recipe and 12 grams of carbohydrates. Therefore this will provide me with enough amino acids to prevent muscle loss while saving all my carbohydrates and fats for later in the day when I am hungrier and want more carbohydrate rich foods. After waking our glycogen stores are full from the dinner the night before therefore it is not essential to consume carbohydrates until depleted so I save my carbohydrates to be consumed after my workout. However protein cannot be stored in our bodies the same as fats or carbohydrates, therefore it is essential to evenly space your protein consumption to ensure muscle loss prevention, ESPECIALLY when on a hypo-caloric diet (fat loss environment in which calories are under maintenance levels).

Inquiry Post #5

October 17, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

This week Monica and I attended yet another friends-giving celebration as last weekend all my Okanagan friends had returned home to see their families therefore we had a large friend oriented get together to celebrate our connection once they had returned.

A decent array of food was indulged in and later on in the night we did performed the annual October tradition of carving pumpkins! The photo above is of mine, absolute mastery in my opinion.

To be honest there isn’t much to comment on as everyone brought a particular piece of our thanksgiving feast myself taking care of the cesar salad and carving two barbecue chickens purchased from the local grocery store. Still decided to share this as a post as it shows how food can bring us together and is something that is shared by us all, as we may not be food lovers but we will still need food to survive!

Weekly Reflection #5

October 16, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

Covid’s online aspect was actually a feature I really appreciated as it gave students the ability to choose where and when they attend a lecture or an activity that did not require participation. I literally was attending lectures from the gym some days and with things being recorded, if there was a section I wanted to cover twice I was able to as much as I pleased. The hybrid format of online and in person I believe is best for student attendance as less frequent mandatory attendance sessions will be attended more consistently and having non mandatory periods online will allow for schedule flexibility. Having an open mind is likely the most important quality a teacher can have during a fast paced transition period as if we are not able to shift our teaching style or evaluation methods we will be sorely disappointed when we can’t bend the situation to go in line with our previous methods. If we were to switch once again to online I would lean more onto written responses than short answer or multiple choice for biology teaching. An observational nature experiment in which a student would monitor a tendency of their family pet and write on it would be an easy assignment that could allow for learning from home. Another is Gimkit a Microsoft learning tool that allows for online learning by creating a fun game like learning space that has a reward system built in to the concept of learning and has a leaderboard that is climbed through success in class content knowledge.

Inquiry Assignment Post #4

October 13, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOLKS

Thanks Giving happened last weekend and Monica and I joined a few of my colleagues for a pleasant friends giving. We obviously enjoyed all the thanksgiving staples such as stuffing, brussel sprouts, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and apple pie, but instead of using the regular old turkey as a protein source, I and Joe decided to switch up the tradition by making ribs and duck.

I was responsible for the ribs while Joe took the lead on the duck and both worked out very well. My approach for the ribs was to do a 24 hour marinade in teriyaki and roasted sesame oil with a light dusting of dry rub. After the flavours had the opportunity to develop I transferred the ribs to a metal foil which I baked at 250 degrees for 4 hours. The final product was properly cooked ribs that fell off the bone without restraint which we all had the opportunity to enjoy. Joe’s duck was also wonderful and he was left with a grand amount of left overs to enjoy over the following week.

The recipe I used was very easy to follow, however it is imperative to have proper preparation time as the most important part is to allow the meat enough time to absorb flavours and to cook throughly. For this recipe I give a 5/10 for difficulty simply as it is necessary to be conscious of your time management.

Weekly Reflection #4

October 6, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

Attached is an Image I created through the use of CANVA

This image I created in captures the true spirit of thanksgiving for myself, overwhelming my mother with how disgusting I am when I devour food. The image is of the two of us at the Victoria wharf featuring myself eating a raw sablefish fillet while she peacefully chews on some smoked salmon. The Canva tool was very easy to manipulate and extremely accessible with its free content aspect. I was concerned I may encounter a paywall however the tool was very clear on which content required a “pro account” and which I could access with the free package. I could use this tool in a class room to generate engaging infographics in order to draw my students attention to certain subjects. Not to mention it is a great way to layer images for a lesson. If I was teaching mitosis in a classroom I could use Canva to generate an image to illustrate the multistep process. I look forward to applying Canva more in future as the simplicity of image creation was beyond user friendly!

Free Inquiry 3 Homemade Pizza

October 3, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

This week we decided on making a homemade pizza dough and dressing it to make homemade pizzas! I have a passion for bodybuilding and go through phases of bulking (small daily calorie surplus) and cutting (small daily calorie deficit) and on October first I would be starting an 8 week (2 month) cut until the arrival of December in which I’ll be eating without restraint (aggressively bulking) to enjoy all that delicious holiday cuisine. As an Italian my favourite food unsurprisingly, is pizza, therefore as a last meal before two months of very boring bland meals I wanted to make a pizza, and don’t worry we didn’t take photos but most definitely had ice cream after!

The process of a homemade dough is very simple all that is essential is getting the correct moisture content, as the only ingredients are water, salt, oil and flour. However it is very important you give the dough enough time to rise and for the gluten to form, I allowed a total of 4 days before we made the pizzas but 24 hrs can suffice for most recipes.

In the end we made two pizzas, I had made one classic pepperoni with mozzarella and parmesan, while Monica made a butter chicken pizza with mozzarella and spinach. Both were delicious but unfortunately since we had no proper pizza stone or oven both were slightly undercooked in the dough. The experience was very fun and easy and to be completely honest Monica’s butter chicken pizza won for taste quality. I give this recipe a 6/10 for difficulty and will mention that it can be completely transformed based on ingredient quality and oven power.

Weekly Reflection 3

September 29, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

This week Rich Mccue did a presentation in our classroom teaching us about the educational utility of videos as an educational tool and how including tools such as H5P can increase the interactive nature of the video and increase viewer focus and retention. H5P allows us to place interactive questionnaires and activities within our videos therefore allowing viewers to have a more tailored connection with the video. We as students were going to be tasked with generating H5P embedded videos in our weekly reflection however, this pursuit was cut short when the server was stunted by too many students trying in short time. Rich was very understanding of the technical issues and allowed us to reflect without the inclusion of the H5P attachments.

I will be able to use the H5P tool within my classrooms as in future my desired teachable subjects are biology, foods and french. This leaves a huge opportunity for a class assignment in which I could have students generate either a recipe video, biology video or french video and attach H5P interactive tools in the video. This would provide useful study tools for other students in the class as they could cover class subjects that would in future feature on a quiz or exam. It provides an avenue to enjoy a class assignment for its nuance and creative element while still having a profound learning value.

Weekly Reflection 2

September 22, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

The weekly reflection prompt this week was to find a way to redefine, augment, and enhance an example of a school activity with technology.

The concept that came to mind for me in our pod was the idea of a using a multimedia video recording to replace a classic essay in an english class. A basic way of evaluating student literature comprehension is a book report, an activity that has been practiced since the start of english classes. Back in the day teachers and students did not have access to the technologies we have today, therefore most reports were a classic 3-5 page essay summarizing the plot of the book. However in our technologically advanced modern world I believe we can do better.

The image I had in mind was students getting to avoid essay writing by doing an ASAP science style whiteboard animated narrated video.

This is ASAP SCIENCE’S most viewed video, as an example

This approach would force students to truly master the information they are presenting as they will be attempting to not only summarize a book but teach the plot with the addition of images as well. I truly believe many students would rather do a video of this style in place of an essay as it allows for more creative process and will generate an end product they will be proud of and can further share in the future to more than just an english class.

Free Inquiry Meal 2 – PHO

September 22, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

This week we made homemade pho, a traditional Vietnamese cuisine that is quite popular in our western world. Me and Monica decided to make pho as her background is Vietnamese and both of us love eating diverse foods, therefore with the access to her home kitchen and a plethora of Vietnamese foods and spices, it only made sense to take advantage of the situation.

Pho is Vietnamese noodle soup pronounced “fuh” it is created with broth, rice noodles, meat, and fresh garnishes. The traditional versions require much more effort and love and we were lucky to have Monica’s mom Rose put that love and effort in for us. Rose will often prepare pho for Monica’s family at home and had actually made a bone broth that we were able to use as a base for ours.

The broth is the most laborious part of the recipe and to be honest where the majority of the flavour will be developed, therefore as me and Monica had a 24 hour boiled broth to work from without having to do it ourselves we were truly cheating on making a homemade pho. Our approach having a pre-made broth is however how most cooks will have to approach pho. For the most part everyday people will not have time or access to boil pork or beef bones for over 24 hours, leaving a pre-made broth as a necessary substitute.

Our process in cooking was quite simple, all that was required was boiling rice noodles and pre cooked beef balls, both we had purchased from a grocery store. After that we added whatever garnishes we wanted which happened to be cilantro and red onions. The only other two additions were shaved beef tenderloin and tripe (stomach lining). These two final additions were cooked through by the addition of the hot broth to the bowl. Finally we both doused our soups in Siracha, her a bit to ambitiously as the end product was too spicy for her to finish.

With a pre made broth and store bought ingredients this recipe falls to a 4/10 and is very easy and fun to prepare. I highly encourage everyone to try it as a food to get over a runny nose, especially if adding a heavy amount of spicy, great way to cleanse the sinuses.

Above is a screen recorded video on an Iphone which shows how simple the process of finding an easy to follow pho recipe can be, in case wanting to recreate this at home!

Weekly Reflection 1

September 21, 2023 / andrewpark / 0 Comments

This week we learned about the nuances regarding copyright and the BC FIPPA cloud guidelines. This is applicable to our roles as teachers as these rules will regulate how we can act within the classroom and which technologies we are able to use with students.

The section of the guidelines that was most surprising to learn was the rules regarding the use of United States servers. The guidelines don’t allow information pertaining to adolescents (students) to be transferred to United States servers without consent. This rule has been applied as there is in certain situations very delicate information surrounding students that a teacher is ignorant too, therefore the release of their information to international servers could have consequences. However simple this concept may seem it’s actually quite significant as more often than we are aware our internet usage and information passes through United States servers. For example any use of google accounts involves United States servers, therefore teachers wanting to use google classrooms or gmail are actually breaching these guidelines. This shocking realization intrigued me and some other students, to the point of actually raising the question to real teachers during our Wednesday link to learn school observation session. Some teachers were honestly unaware of the rule breaking taking place but others explained that there was someway they work around the rules allowing the use of google servers. I can’t fully remember what the work around was but was very relieved to hear there was one, as google is an extremely useful tool that I hope to employ in the classroom myself.

In summary the insight we gained into FIBBA’s guidelines were honestly astonishing as we breach them so often in the education system without knowing. Also the way that copyrighting takes place and how easy it is to breach these rules is concerning, we could most-likely all be pursued for an example of copyright breaching in the past however, since none have us have made an effort for monetary gain from copyright breaching there is no desire for perusing. What I took from the lesson as most important is that as long as a breach in to way demands money there is practically no chance you will ever be pursued for copyright aberrations.

Guillaume did not just leave us all scared to break a rule without any awareness, he did leave us with a number of copyright free resources that we can include in projects. One of these resources was openverse, which I actually ended up using to design my class website, as the images on the site were open for copyright free usage.

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