Professional Development has moved towards virtual platforms such as Adobe Connect as a cost-saving measure. School Boards, quite simply, cannot afford to release teachers as often as might be warranted. […]
I’m sure by now every person working at the system level as I do has read, highlighted, and committed certain parts of Dweck’s article about Fixed and Growth Mindsets to
In the past two days, I’ve taken part in two separate Adobe Connect/webinar sessions administered by two unrelated educational organizations. In theory, it’s brilliant isn’t it? I don’t need to
I recently presented to a group of principals on the topic of OSSLT and Critical Thinking. One of the activities I asked them to do was to unpack an OSSLT
I think that the Q-Chart (question matrix chart) is by far the most powerful tool we can use in the classroom. How often do we give students reams of questions
In recent months, I have really been reflecting on my teaching English. I think of all the good things I did to be flexible and to support my students, but
Saw this video on Twitter and think it’s awesome! What do you think?Video
Why Infographics Recently a colleague said to me that infographics are nothing but advertisements. And this is precisely why they are so valuable to use in education. Students often
I just created a Voki. I was able to create an avatar, access text to speech software, and choose the language. The possibilities here are endless. A foreign language teacher
This is my new favourite site! Arrange words into shapes. This one is the Daily tagxedo from May 1st in honour of the beatification of Pope John Paul II.
