Cody Prusky
Nanook Elementary School
Apex, Nunavut
Introduction
My name is Cody Prusky, and I am the Learning
Coach at Nanook Elementary School in Apex,
Nunavut. To better meet the needs of the student
body, I am currently the full-time grade 5 teacher
for the 2023-24 school year. For the 2022-23 school
year, I was the grades 3, 4, and 5 teacher and
learning coach. I have been at this school since fall
2016, but during the subsequent years, I was also
the principal of Nakasuk Elementary School.
Upon seeing it in action and watching the
excitement that the students displayed in
their learning of new skills corresponding
with the ability to interact with an expert in
that subject matter, I felt it was something
to take a closer look at.
I looked further into how I could use it to
expand the students' horizons, exposing
them to the various subjects and experts
that exist around the world.
This is my 25th year teaching, 23 of which have been in Nunavut (2 years in
Kugluktuk, 11 in Arviat, and 9 ½ in Iqaluit/Apex). Upon arriving in Iqaluit, I was
aware of the Connected North system and its implementation in schools but had
not had much of a chance to see it work in person or be heavily exposed to it.
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
Cody Prusky - Connected North in Our Classroom
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