Thanks for your leadership and support!
I wonder how many people have misconceptions about what value people at the “Board” or “District” bring to the system? What do they do all day? Do they have any idea […]
Rethinking Student (Digital) Leadership and Digital Citizenship
In our increasingly digital and connected world, it is imperative that we teach our children to be responsible citizens–both online and face to face. Online*, this means that they share
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If Everything is Social Media to teens…
I just read this excellent post by Carl Hooker, The Truth About Teens: Everything is Social Media, shared by George Couros. Hooker speaks about his experiences working with a group of
Professional Learning and Physical Constraints
I was honoured to be invited to facilitate a workshop for Canadian World Studies teachers around the topic of inquiry-based learning. As I began to plan, I realized that they were
How might we measure Innovative Practice?
Monitoring and measurement are things that I know I am supposed to do in my role as Literacy Consultant, but it is something I find the most difficult to do.
Feeling the Luck of the Irish
I’m not sure if it’s because I’m on Spring Break or because today is St. Patrick’s Day, but I feel compelled to write about how absolutely blessed I feel right
Reimagining School
A few years ago I was invited into a classroom where students were asked to reimagine school for a project in their Business class. They had some interesting ideas including
What does Innovation Mean to You?
(image via Tina Zita) We decided to do a blog hop as per Tina Zita’s suggestion, as a sort of Minds On before we gather for our first online discussion
Promoting Student & Teacher Voice using Dotstorming tool
I don’t very often write a post about a tech tool, but I have to say, I LOVE Dotstorming as a tool for learner voice that was shared by the
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Google Expeditions are just the beginning!
When I heard that the Google Expeditions Pioneer Program was coming to Toronto, I immediately signed up on behalf of my District (pretty much my first instinct always) and luckily,