Modeling Best Practices in Teacher Education
Ever since I worked at the District level to support our New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP) almost a decade ago, I had always harboured a wish to work with pre-service […]
The value of Student Voice
I had a heartbreaking conversation with a few students last week when I was substitute teaching. In essence, they said that school was something they didn’t think had value for
Amplifying student voice: Endings and Beginnings
I have often listed student-voice amplifier as a way to describe me or when I am sharing my passions. As one of the adult mentors for the Global Student Chat,
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The most compelling argument for and against Educational Technology in Schools
I found myself on a parent thread on my Raising Digital Leaders account, where a few parents shared that they are calling for the abolition of Educational technology, citing a
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Connections and Class Culture
I was excited to begin a new journey at Lakehead University this school year. I am teaching a Planning, Evaluation, and Classroom Management course to students in their first year
AI: I have lots of questions!
I am working on a roundtable discussion presentation for the FETC conference in Florida on January 14-17 in the Library Leader’s stream. My presentation is called, AI Adventures in the
Getting Connected: Blue Sky Social
Twitter was a wonderful place to make connections, learn new things, and spark imagination. But over the past couple of years, teachers have left the platform in droves and many
A new chapter
It’s been a heck of a long time since I wrote a blogpost. I think it’s because I have been trying to squish everything (Junior Dance, Semi-formal, Culture Night,
Cellphones in the Classroom (AGAIN)
I have written extensively on the topic of cellphones in the classroom (including the so-called ban in Ontario in 2019) both in this blog and in my books, Social LEADia:
Picture Books, Digital Wellness and our new book!
I was fortunate enough to work with the Central Okanagan District in Kelowna British Columbia on Digital Wellness professional learning for teachers. Their philosophy matched mine: digital wellness is more
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