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Author Archives: Tia M. Dawson
A New Chapter
Here I am starting yet another new chapter in this journey called life. At the end of February, I decided to leave elementary school administration and head back to my passion of teaching in the classroom. You can read about … Continue reading
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Finding Meaning and Passion
On February 24, 2018, I was at the beginning of making a pretty big decision in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve made some pretty big decisions in my life, particularly in the last 4 years or so, but … Continue reading
One Word 2018 – Perspective
Happy 2018! What a year 2017 was. A large part of 2017 was filled with anxiety, apprehension, and worry surrounding a health issue. In turn, this year was also filled with a great deal of personal reflection. In the personal … Continue reading
You Matter
Yes, you matter. For the past few years, there has been a prominent movement toward making sure people (particularly kids) know that they matter. It is a wonderful, very important message that I feel like people can’t hear enough. You … Continue reading
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Be Kind to Yourself
It was Friday morning and my classroom was empty. The students had just left with the teacher who helps them exchange their library books for the week. A few minutes after my students in Grade 1 and 2 left the … Continue reading
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Where are the Women Keynote Speakers?
Where are the Women Keynote Speakers? This post was collaboratively written by: Jessica Johnson Melissa Emler Heidi Hutchison Iram Khan Kaye Henrickson Tia Henriksen … Continue reading
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Tagged administrator, conferences, diversity, imbalance, impostor, issue, keynote, leadership, reflection, speaker, support, syndrome, women
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Future Members of Society
As I wrote about recently, I had the pleasure of participating in the BCPVPA Short Course for administrators last week. We had many inspiring speakers, great connections with administrators from around the province and heart-felt conversations about kids and the … Continue reading
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Power of Educators
Sometimes, I think we as individual educators do not realize the ultimate power we have over what we do. Oftentimes, I think that we wait for others to lead us and to show us what is out there. Don’t get … Continue reading
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