When I was teaching my French class on Thursday, I was struck by something a student said. I try to greet my French students in a way that makes them feel valued and, in turn, help to ensure they like to be in my class. I figure this is the first step to them learning,Continue reading “Excited About Learning”
Category Archives: Curriculum
Inspiring Educators and Great Pro-D.
Currently, our school has 10 iPads. We have also ordered another 28 (which I am kind of kicking myself now about since the iPad3 will be out in a matter of days). When these arrive, we will have a full 30-iPad-syncing cart and 8 additional iPads for non-enrolling teachers and support staff. Each of ourContinue reading “Inspiring Educators and Great Pro-D.”
Letter Grades and Learning
My students started their self-assessment for Term 2 today (in the 2 French classes I teach). I also managed to start the individual conferences with my students. During these conferences, we discussed the Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) for the term and how their knowledge, in relation to these PLOs, translate into a letter grade. InContinue reading “Letter Grades and Learning”
First Self-Reflection Conferences
The first term reporting period is upon us. In the past few weeks, I have reflected on and written about my struggles with assigning letter grades to my students. By putting my concerns and struggles out there for all to read, many of you gave me wonderful support and suggestions. Thank you all so much!Continue reading “First Self-Reflection Conferences”
The Primary Pad Buzz
After hearing about one of our teacher’s experience and witnessing the excitement of the students, I knew I wanted to give PrimaryPad a try with my own classes. It went really well, for the most part. The second class I tried it with went much better than the first class though. I think that myContinue reading “The Primary Pad Buzz”
My Struggle With Letter Grades
Much of my teaching experience, prior to becoming a vice-principal was teaching primary students. When teaching primary students, we do not assign letter grades. Instead, we look at each prescribed learning outcome for each student on a continuum of learning: not yet within expectations, approaching expectations, meeting expectations, and exceeding expectations. I very rarely indicatedContinue reading “My Struggle With Letter Grades”
We Did It!
Yesterday was the day that I committed to myself and, more importantly, to my students that we were going to have our Health & Career Education class in the computer lab. I’d been planning this since the summer, but it just hadn’t happened yet. The students were ready, but I wasn’t quite ready, but IContinue reading “We Did It!”
Exciting Things are Happening
We have such an exciting, innovative district! I am so excited about what the future holds with our district. Let me share a few initiatives that were shared with us at our admin meeting on Wednesday. Administrators can choose to be involved in a variety of different opportunities, which include: Study Groups – we’ve alwaysContinue reading “Exciting Things are Happening”
Preparing Students for the Future … Not the Past
In October, David Warlick will be speaking at a dinner series about Engaging Digital Learners that will be happening in our district this year. So, when I came across this video tweeted by @Smacclintic I was interested and intrigued. In it, there are some powerful messages about the future of education. David Warlick ends the video talkingContinue reading “Preparing Students for the Future … Not the Past”
Exciting Times
I’ve been at my new school for over a week now – organizing, working on schedules, planning, and participating in professional development, and, most importantly, I’ve been getting to know, and building relationships with people in my new school. In the past week, I’ve started to get to know the principal with whom I willContinue reading “Exciting Times”
It's All About Learning 