Student Voice: A hierarchy
I have been thinking a great about student voice lately. Firstly, this week marked Student Voice Day. I’m not sure where #Studentvoiceday originated, but my Our Global Classroom PLF created […]
No Wifi: Pretend it’s 1993
I have been really struggling lately. I think it’s because I went from a vibrant and busy school where I felt a part of a community with a great staff
Zero is not an option
Student: “Ms. I’m not ready. I am good to take a zero.” Me (perhaps too loudly): “Zero is not an option.” This short exchange happened twice. As a reflective educator,
Student Leadership in Ontario
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Five reasons why banning cellphones is a bad idea.
My social media feed and my phone went crazy today because of the issue of a cellphone ban which will apparently become law in Ontario in the 2019/2020 school year,
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Monitoring or Mentoring?
Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise and I connected several years ago over the idea that monitoring a child’s behaviour on line (and offline) is not as effective as mentoring. Recently,
Courageous conversations around Attention and Distraction
I was tagged on the following post which gave me cause to reflect. Powerful image. A high school teacher had her students write down every notification they received during
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Rethinking Youtube for your school, class, or Library
I love weekends! It’s a time for family and friends to gather and it’s a time for our family to spend quality time together playing games, watching cheesy Hallmark Holiday
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Your personal and meaningful constellation
Our book club book this month is Becoming by Michelle Obama. I have been listening to the book on audible with my husband as we go for walks in the
Celebrating Character
A couple of weeks ago, my school hosted its first Breakfast of Champions. The purpose was to celebrate students who demonstrate characteristics of a champion: someone who goes about their