Wow! 2020. What a year. What a time. What a journey. It’s fair to say that this time in the year 2020 is very challenging for many people. I would add that right now is particularly challenging for those of us who work in education. We are in a Global Pandemic. The number of Covid-19Continue reading “It’s the Little Things”
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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 class, in walked in another student. He was a few minutes late and had hisContinue reading “Be Kind to Yourself”
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 me wrong, learning from others is essential. Collaboration in today’s world is imperative. What weContinue reading “Power of Educators”
Intellectual Virtues
I was listening to a podcast this morning and wanted to share their message. The H2H (Hearth to Heart) podcast has short podcasts (under 15 minutes) for those who are leading in education and want to make a real difference. The podcast I was listening to this morning was entitled, “Modeling Intellectual Rigor and CourageContinue reading “Intellectual Virtues”
Don’t Look Up
I do stairs regularly as part of my exercise regime. Today, I did a set of stairs that were particularly difficult. They were steep and seemed to go on forever. 176 stairs down and 176 stairs up. It was the UP that was hurting me today. I’d get about one third of the way upContinue reading “Don’t Look Up”
Connecting With Home
This post is inspired by Chris Kennedy – Superintendent of West Vancouver School District, and more importantly, proud father of 4. In September, Chris wrote a post on his blog, Culture of Yes, entitled Some of My Parenting Wishes For This Year. As I read this post in September, I felt myself continually nodding myContinue reading “Connecting With Home”
Nurturing Learning Without Limits
A colleague recently shared with me a video about training fleas. She used it with her staff at the beginning of a professional development activity she was leading on differentiated instruction. What a great connection to differentiated instruction! A bit about the video… A scientist (aka flea trainer) places a large number ofContinue reading “Nurturing Learning Without Limits”
Educational Change: It’s Personal
We had our first session of the Engaging the Digital Learner dinner series last night. It was a great night with Dean Shareski as our main speaker (which I hope to blog about more in the coming days). First of all, though, I wanted to share the closing words and thoughts, by Elisa Carlson (@emscarlsonContinue reading “Educational Change: It’s Personal”
No One Knows Everything
As I reflect on my holidays, and think of the new year upon us, a conversation I overheard stands out. I was standing in line at a grocery store in San Francisco. Two people (obviously tourists to San Francisco) were standing behind me and one said to the other quite curtly, “Yah, people in SanContinue reading “No One Knows Everything”
Learning Learning Learning
We just completed our first week with our school full of students, educators, and parents. What a great week it was. It’s always so much better once the staff and students arrive. They make all the planning and hard work before-hand worth it. I don’t know about you, but seeing the faces of the childrenContinue reading “Learning Learning Learning”
It's All About Learning 