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 this one was equally important on my journey of healing and road toward striving toContinue reading “Finding Meaning and Passion”
Category Archives: Personalized Learning
Importance of Story
As we start a new school year, I have been reflecting upon some of our students and how far they have come over the past 3 years. Many of our students who have shown the most substantial growth in the time I have known them, also seem to have the furthest to continue to grow.Continue reading “Importance of Story”
More Than One Path
Recently, while on vacation, I visited a playground with my three children (ages 9, 6, and 3). While I watched my three kids play I was struck by something that related not only to the varying developmental abilities of my three kids, but also to my work. The playground was filled with a variety of obstacles, challenges,Continue reading “More Than One Path”
Innovation Days
Last year, our school participated in Identity Day. Every member of our school community: all students and all staff, created an Identity Day Project. The projects represented something about who they were as individuals. The projects could have represented something about their life, something they liked, or something they were passionate about. You get the idea.Continue reading “Innovation Days”
What My Inner City School Experience Has Given Me
This is going to be a somewhat personal post. I have been pondering this for quite some time and have finally decided to write about it and share. For the past 2 and one half years I have been the vice-principal of an inner-city school in the school district where I work (not all ourContinue reading “What My Inner City School Experience Has Given Me”
Educating to the Edges
As I mentioned in a recent post, I really enjoy listening to podcasts. I find some real gems of ideas and resources through some amazing educators through listening to their podcasts. Some of these resources really resonate with me in such a way that makes me NEED to share it with others. Today was oneContinue reading “Educating to the Edges”
Inspired
The other day, I was asked a question about who inspires me. What a great question! I could go on and on for hours about all the people who inspire me each and every day. As administrators, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to work with many people: kids, teachers, education assistants, parents, communityContinue reading “Inspired”
Not Only About Passion-Based Learning
In part, he World English Dictionary defines passion as “A strong affection or enthusiasm for an object, concept, etc: a passion for poetry.” We’ve been hearing a great deal about “Passion-Based Learning”. People are realizing the importance of giving our students the opportunity to learn about things that are of interest to them – things they are passionate about. We talk about the importance of involvingContinue reading “Not Only About Passion-Based Learning”
Inspired by SD36
We had our second Engaging the Digital Learner session last night. The session was overflowing. You could barely make your way between the tables filled with excited educators. But, even though the room was full and overflowing, there were many others who were unable to participate because there just wasn’t enough room for all thoseContinue reading “Inspired by SD36”
Using Video Recording to Enhance Learning
In addition to my vice-principal assignment, I also have a 70% teaching assignment. That teaching assignment this year is working with students who struggle in their academic areas – mainly reading, writing and math as a Learning Support Teacher. While I have been a Learning Support Teacher in the past, this year I started experimentingContinue reading “Using Video Recording to Enhance Learning”
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