Kylie Geary
Introduction
C o n n e c t e d N o r t h i n O u r C l a s s r o o m
Kylie Geary - Connected North in Our Classroom
Igloolik High School
Igloolik, Nunavut
My name is Kylie Geary, and I have been
teaching in Igloolik, Nunavut, for the past five
years. I teach English to students in grades 10
to 12 at Iglulik High School. For those who
may be unfamiliar with the territory of
Nunavut, Igloolik is an Inuit hamlet in the
Qikiqtaaluk Region. Igloolik means, "there is a
house here."
When I first heard of Connected
North, I was a bit hesitant about
whether my students would be
engaged in a video chat with
someone they had never met. I kept
this in the back of my mind while I
was choosing my first session.
I decided to select a session that
incorporated hands-on learning and
had a presenter who was Inuk. My
students love building and creating,
so I was hoping to catch their
engagement with a hands-on session,
and I was hoping the presenter would
be able to connect well with my
students as they were from the
Northwest Territories.
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