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
A lesson on media & critical literacy and perspective
I am passionate about showing kids how to use social media for good. And I am passionate about helping kindness go viral. When I see negative behaviour sifting to the
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What school and Curling have in common
Those of you who know me, know I Curl in a Friday night social league. I am not the best player in the world, but I am a decent player
Reading as Shared Experience
I am in three book clubs. One, I started over 24 years ago with a couple of friends of mine. When I invited my mother-in-law to be a part of
Global Competencies and Teaching and Learning
When I worked at the District level, we introduced the 6 Cs. This at a time that we were rolling out 21C teams made up of an administrator, a Teacher-Librarian,
LEAP #oneword2019
It’s New Year’s Day and I have been thinking about my #oneword2019 for a few days now. Last year, I combined a post on Gratitude, with my word: Kindness and
Personalized Learning: the Grid Method (Guest post via @PErikson22)
Every time I travel to a different conference, I always meet people from whom I learn as much as I think I share my learning. This is no different than
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#LeadYoung Changemaker Joshua Williams
If you’ve read Social LEADia, you will recognize Joshua Williams, from Miami Beach, Florida, who founded Joshua’s Heart foundation after being impacted by the issue of homelessness and food insecurity. The
Ideas for what to do when access is blocked
I was tagged on the following tweet: Serious question PLC – how do I help my students become digital leaders and connect globally when my school admin blocks access to