I attended John T. Spencer‘s session entitled, Customized Learning, at the Reform Symposium on the weekend. It is quite amazing how inspiring a person can be in 30 minutes! But, he was, just that, inspiring. He talked about “empowering the students to take ownership over their own learning.” I discussed his session in a previousContinue reading “Differentiated Instruction or Personalized/Customized Learning – That is the Question”
Category Archives: Reflection
On Becoming a Teacher/Administrator 2.0
Over the next few days/weeks, I will be blogging about some of the Reform Symposium. I will write about some of the talks, keynotes, and panel discussions. It was truly a wonderful experience and I am hoping to get some of my thoughts down about some of what I saw/heard. I will include some ofContinue reading “On Becoming a Teacher/Administrator 2.0”
Inspirational
If I were to use one word to describe my experience with the Reform Symposium – RSCON3 (so far, there are still a couple of sessions left), it would be Inspirational! The presentations/keynotes/panel discussions which I was able to attend were absolutely amazing! I only wish I could have attended more. One of the bestContinue reading “Inspirational”
RSCon3!
What a great experience it has been so far with the Reform Symposium! While it is difficult to attend a lot of sessions with my three kids, but it has been great to be able to have the sessions going on in the background. I have also had the opportunity to save the conversation thatContinue reading “RSCon3!”
Go Slow to Go Far
My family and I went out for our evening exercise routine this evening. Our three-year-old isn’t feeling the best right now, so he spent most of his time in the stroller, next to his 6-month-old brother. He’s been feeling under the weather the last couple of days, so he knew he wasn’t going to getContinue reading “Go Slow to Go Far”
Personalized Learning – Help Needed
This fall, I will be teaching two classes which are new to me: Health & Career Education for 2 Grade 5 classes and Physical Education for 2 Grade 6 classes. Looking at the prescribed learning outcomes as laid out by the BC Ministry of Education has made me excited about the prospect of teaching theseContinue reading “Personalized Learning – Help Needed”
Your Words Mean A Lot
I have been personally reflecting on the importance of words and the choice people make to use certain words. More importantly, I’ve been thinking about how imperative it is to do what you say you are going to do. This is important both on a personal level and on a professional level. While I knowContinue reading “Your Words Mean A Lot”
Leadership Abilities Quiz
I was reading the headlines in a Scoop.it newspaper online today called, Leadership in Distance Education. It is basically a newspaper that highlights recent blog posts written by people in leadership positions. Some of the headlines of the posts were quite interesting and included titles such as, “Leadership Theories” (OK, maybe that is not that interesting), “100Continue reading “Leadership Abilities Quiz”
Containing Myself
I am so excited about my new learning. I have read so many articles/blogs, explored different websites and webtools. I know I have a lot more to learn, but I am excited about what I have been learning and finding so far. It’s great to learn new things and find new resources, but, to really makeContinue reading “Containing Myself”
My 1st Wordle
Another VP introduced me to Wordle today (Thanks, Erin). She uses it to analyze the words she uses in her blog. It is a very interesting concept because it really shows where your emphasis is in what you write on your blog. The words you use most often in your posts are larger than the wordsContinue reading “My 1st Wordle”
It's All About Learning 