Ideas for the First Week of School
Happy New School Year! Here in Ontario, we still have a few weeks of summer left, but I know that many friends have already begun a new school year or […]
Google Earth Projects & Learning More About Each Other
This past week, our Student Council leaders wanted to create Heritage Week activities to celebrate the diversity of our school community. They created a Google form asking students to identify
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Empowered Digital Leaders Spring Cohort & Teacher Appreciation Week
I had a conversation with a friend of mine whose child was the victim of some serious cyberbullying earlier this year. She shared how poorly it was handled. She said
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Clubhouse App and a Family Media Plan
As you may know, I have tried to stay off screens for several weeks now as I recover from a concussion and so I missed the flurry of invitations and
FREE Student Digital Leadership Playbook 1.0
I left New York City in 2019 after the incredible Google Innovator experience with the idea to create a Student Digital Leadership Playbook after engaging in the design thinking process
Peer feedback: the why and the how
I don’t want to burden you with one more thing; teaching right now is EXHAUSTING. I have found that having templates and frameworks for peer feedback has given myself and
5 Ideas for Making Spirits Bright
I am amazed by my Student Council leaders. They have made it their mission to unify our school community and they continue to brainstorm how we can engage students to
Student Digital Leadership, Wakelet, & Digital Portfolios
If you know anything about me, you know that I am passionate about showing students how they might use technology to lead in online spaces. In my Masters course I
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The postive impact of gratitude
There is so much darkness right now. We are heading into a cold winter with little hope of being able to gather with our friends and family. School won’t be
Empowered Digital Leaders: Fall Cohort
This weekend marks the 1 year anniversary of my Google Innovator experience in New York. There, I set out to address a problem in education: an increase in students using