Beyond Distraction
One of the reasons teachers are so reluctant to have students use their devices in school is that they fear students will be too distracted to learn and that students […]
#WeLeadBy Student Digital Leadership at its best
In my book, Social LEADia I highlight a student Twitter chat (@AMDSBKidsChat) created by Leigh Cassell and Nicole Kaufmann. This idea has inspired a group of Ontario leaders (including myself)
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Isolation, Connected Learning, and Perspective
I have spent the last couple of days in Atlanta for IB training and met some incredible educators from the Atlanta area as well as from Chile, Tortola, and Israel.
Making a Positive Impact
Have you ever had a summer cold? Happens to me every year! This year, it seems particularly awful! I’ve been feeling miserable for days and even more so because I
Sink or Swim: Ongoing conversations
The other day, I had two simultaneous conversations on Twitter. One, with a group of educators and one with a high school student, Gabe Howard whose vignette is featured in
It’s time. #socialLEADia
In the concluding thoughts in my book, Social LEADia, I call upon my favourite poem by Robert Frost to talk about the decision that stands before us in Education when
Letting go the Fear Narrative #socialLEADia
The other day I was honoured to be on set of Family in Focus, a local television program hosted by my friend, Gillian Barker on Rogers television (Georgina). The topic:
New DigCit Resource: Be Internet Awesome is almost Awesome #SocialLEADia
Google’s Be Internet Awesome is a newly released resource that combines internet safety with gaming. It looks like it would work well for upper primary/junior students. It uses a Quest
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Student Voice, Student Leaders #SocialLEADia
One of the things that makes my upcoming book, Social LEADia unlike any educational book out there right now is the fact that I include student vignettes in every chapter.
How are we helping students to navigate social media spaces? #socialLEADia
I can’t wait to share my passion about the topic of Digital Leadership with the world in the form of my upcoming book, Social LEADia. In anticipation of its release
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