Big Idea at ISTE2015: Student Agency
I was fortunate to be able to attend the ISTE conference in Philadelphia. There were over 15,000 educators there, so you can imagine the passion, excitement, and learning that happened! I […]
What was I thinking? Reflections of a former English teacher
A friend of mine is going to teach a Senior Academic English course this summer and I excitedly offered to help. I haven’t taught ENG 3U in 5 years. So
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Moving from Digital Citizenship to Leadership
A few days ago, my 15 year old had an interview over Skype for a camp counsellor position. She was extremely nervous, as could be expected, as it was her
Student ED Tech Day at St. Stephen’s
I had the privilege of being invited to the 1st ever Student ED Tech Day at St. Stephen’s last week. The logistics of the event were organized by a group of
Twitter and the District-level Consultant/Resource Teacher
I’ve been thinking about the role Twitter plays in my work as a Literacy Consultant for a few weeks now. As an avid user of Twitter for my own professional
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Great Leaders Use “The Flip”
Have you ever been in a room with a group of people that are complaining or hostile? Then, almost like magic, a facilitator is able to turn things around so
Children’s Rights in the Digital World
I’ve been thinking about Student Voice quite a bit lately. Not just on a theoretical level, but because about a month ago when confronted with a social media problem because
Retirement Parties & Retrospection
Last night, I honoured my former English teacher, colleague, and mentor upon his retirement. I created a video tribute and spent hours writing and re-writing a speech for the occasion. His
Do you know about Periscope?
A couple of days ago, I received a query from an Administrator about the new Periscope App recently launched by Twitter. Given our negative experience with Yik Yak, he was
Our Student EDTech Day
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