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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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.
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
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
In my upcoming book, Social LEADia, I share the following story: A History teacher at my school, Sheri Burke, asked me if I could help her create a website for
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I love this image created by David Carruthers during #IMMOOC because I truly subscribe to Global Teacher mindedness. Using technology and social media to reach beyond our classroom walls is
9/10 George Couros shared a post, “Not as much as you Pretend” in which he talks about perceived barriers vs actual barriers. He says, “Too often we create something in our
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8/10 I have loved the idea of #Booksnaps a concept created by Tara Martin which she shared with me and the world in August (2016) Since then, the idea has taken
6/10 Created for the Global Blog-A-Thon On February 7th, it will be “Safer Internet Day“, an event that began as a European initiative, which is now celebrated by over 100
4/10 Last night I moderated a panel discussion about Instagram in the classroom. It was my first time doing anything that cognitively demanding in 3 months. There were a few
