Exit Slip - Inquiry Topic

For my inquiry project,  I would like to focus on the role of movement as a teaching tool in classrooms. The classic classroom can sometimes feel like an oppressive setting and I think the ability to learn while moving around could be very freeing. I think it is really cool when teachers can get students to learn in such a way that they aren't even aware that they are doing so. I also would really like to see how my two favourite activities, math and dance, can compliment each other. I am very excited about this idea in theory and I am interested in how I could do this practically in a way that actually does enhance learning and isn't just gimmicky or trivial.

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