Thinking about Inclusion
I recently attended the Ontario Library Association conference in Toronto. This year’s theme: Fearless. It felt different than the edtech conferences I have been to. Firstly, I was not presenting […]
Student Leadership
Everywhere I look at my school, I see students taking on leadership roles: whether it be in the classroom or for clubs and committees. We are cheerleaders for our students;
Content Curation: A necessary skill for today’s learners
Curation is the “ability to find, to filter, to evaluate, to annotate, to choose which sources are valuable” (Valenza, Boyer , Curtis, 2014). In our information-rich age, not only is
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Gratitude & Kindness
This post is inspired by two posts I read recently: Jay Dubois’s post challenging me to write about my #attitudeofgratitude and Tamara Letter’s post, Serving Others Unseen (Tamara is the queen
Learning is Social
This week in my Principles of Learning Course, we talked about an article called Brain/Mind Natural Learning Principles (Caine & Caine, 2012) which outlines 12 principles of learning. I focused
Are we clear with all stakeholders about why we are posting to social media?
I recieved the following letter from a concerned parent: I was hoping you could help direct me. I have small children in preschool and the school uses social media for
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When sharing is healing
Yesterday, my family and I experienced a loss we had never ever felt (thankfully) before, but I am sure we will experience again. We had to put our dog, Ginger
QR Codes are making a comeback
You either love them or hate them. Some educators feel like using QR codes are unnecessary; why not just give kids a shortened URL? Last year, I asked my high
Teaching, Inspiring, and Mental Health
I received a Facebook message from a student I taught 20 years ago!! It started, “I’m not sure if you remember me.” She said that I had come to her mind
Digital Citizenship Week
Happy Digital Citizenship week. While I don’t philosophically believe in dedicating just one week to what I believe should be a part of our daily practice, it’s a great way to