I’ve got a bit of a confession to make. Over the past few months I’ve been doing a great deal of learning online and that has been so very exciting! It allowed me to start the year very excited and pondering the impact technology would have with the students I teach at my new school.Continue reading “Confession”
Category Archives: Technology
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”
Engaging the Digital Learner – Part 1
The first night of the Engaging the Digital Learner dinner series planned by our District Helping Teachers was this past Thursday night (September 29). What a great event! It was a full house (well over 100 people), full of excited, enthusiastic, and caring educators (teachers, administrators, district staff and senior management) who want to makeContinue reading “Engaging the Digital Learner – Part 1”
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”
My Messages
Here I sit, pondering the first time I will meet my teachers and my students at my new school. While I have met some of the teachers in passing, I have not yet met the students I will be teaching – Grade 5 Health and Career Education and Grade 6 – Physical Education. What isContinue reading “My Messages”
Relationships are Key
Since I started on Twitter a month ago, I have found so many wonderful people to add to my PLN. They have posted articles blogs, research and, more importantly, they have been inspiring. Their enthusiasm, their love for learning, their passion and their generosity have been infectious. I have been very fortunate to build veryContinue reading “Relationships are Key”
Thanks, Leadership Day 2011
Leadership Day 2011 has become very inspiring! So far, there are 76 blog posts listed that talk about Technology and Leadership in one way or another. I have read a few, but look forward to read many, many more. One blog post that I read tonight really spoke to what I wrote in my ownContinue reading “Thanks, Leadership Day 2011”
Being a Tech-Change Agent
Scott McLeod of bigthink: Dangerously Irrelevant has put out a challenge for the past 4 years in an effort to educate our fellow administrators in the area of digital technologies. He is calling on all educational bloggers to post a blog on August 5th, 2011 (Leadership Day 2011) – that is related to the implementationContinue reading “Being a Tech-Change Agent”
Celebration of Light
I thought I would post something different today, something related to a passion of mine: photography. While I have always enjoyed taking photos, my love for photography grew even more when I purchased my first dSLR camera in May, 2008 (a Nikon d40X). I loved this little camera! Last year, I decided to purchase aContinue reading “Celebration of Light”
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”
It's All About Learning 