Be Present (and so will they) (My version of “Build it and They Will Come”) There is a little boy in our school who is a runner and a hider. He runs away from his Grade 1 class regularly. He leaves the classroom when something is wrong: usually when he has been disciplined. We, atContinue reading “Be Present”
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I Heart Pro. D.
If you’ve been reading my blog, you probably know that I love learning. So, it wouldn’t surprise you that I love Professional Development Days and today was one of those days. While I will discuss my Professional Development Day experience in a later blog post, I just wanted to talk briefly about why I loveContinue reading “I Heart Pro. D.”
Life Long Learners
The district in which I work is an amazing district, full of truly dedicated educators and people who really care about kids. They want to make a difference. And they do. Each and every day. Last week, I blogged about the wonderful initiatives being provided to the administrators in our district: study groups, independent studies,Continue reading “Life Long Learners”
Leading the Millennials
As part of my professional growth I am involved with a study group of administrators. We are focusing our growth in the area of technology and 21st Century learning and education. We have chosen to read Leading 21st Century Schools:Harnessing Technology for Engagement and Achievement as our first book on which to focus our learning. IContinue reading “Leading the Millennials”
Confession
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”
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”
The Importance of the Three C’s
So, here we are the end of September already. I can not believe how quickly this month has gone. It has been so busy though, so it’s not surprising it has gone so fast. I have spent a great deal of my time working with the Three C’s – Collaboration, Consultation, and Communication. Each oneContinue reading “The Importance of the Three C’s”
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”
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”
It's All About Learning 