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
Promoting Student & Teacher Voice using Dotstorming tool Read More →
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,
Innovative Change: FETC Executive Leadership Summit 2016
Last week I had the privilege of attending an Executive Leadership Summit organized by Jennifer Womble and hosted by Tom Murray and Eric Sheninger, along with George Couros who played
Innovative Change: FETC Executive Leadership Summit 2016 Read More →
New Year’s Resolutions
I was challenged by my #edumatch friend, Margaret Sisler to write a reflective post for New Year’s and thought, wow, no pressure! Then I came across this wonderful sketchnote by Sylvia
Professional learning that works
There is no paucity of articles bemoaning the state of professional learning and providing suggestions as to what to do about this. I have been collecting articles about this since
Is the EdCamp model right for all learners?
Ever since I attended a virtual Ed Camp this past summer, I really wanted to organize one for my District. So many of the amazing Educators in my PLN,
It doesn’t have to be complicated
At 3:59 pm today, I got a Skype video call from Ms. Rose’s grade 5 class from Weatherford, Texas. A few minutes prior, their teacher, Jacqueline Rose had sent me
Move over Twitter, I kind of love Voxer now
Ok, maybe the title of my post is a bit of a misnomer, for those of you who know me and my Twitter addiction. I really do love Twitter as