The Thanksgiving long weekend is here already. It’s amazing to me how fast this year has gone so far! I can’t let this weekend end though, without blogging about the 10 things for which I am most thankful (I’m sure there are well over 10). In no particular order, this year’s list of the TenContinue reading “I’m Thankful”
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Opportunities Abound
I have had my first week at my new school, filled with students, teachers, support staff, and parents. It was a very busy week, full of drama and excitement. I put in some very long hours this week and I don’t think I even sat down for more than 20 minutes the entire week. IContinue reading “Opportunities Abound”
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”
Everyday Learning
As the title of my blog states, I strongly believe that we learn something each and every day. This may be learning about something personally: a hobby, about yourself, or about people you care about. You may also learn things on a more professional perspective. Today I am going to talk about some things IContinue reading “Everyday Learning”
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”
Administrators: What Teachers Want
I attended my first #edchat chat today. It wasn’t even on purpose. I just happened to be at the computer, on Twitter, when the chat started before my eyes, just after I asked what time the chat was scheduled to begin. I was energized, excited by, and grateful for all the wonderful, insightful comments madeContinue reading “Administrators: What Teachers Want”
Differentiated Instruction or Personalized/Customized Learning – That is the Question
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”
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”
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”
PLN’s & PPN’s
Last night I was reflecting upon why I have so readily embraced Twitter and what it has to offer on a professional level. It’s not just because I am a Plunger, either. You see, I have done this type of networking in the past. Years ago, as a teacher, I was an active poster on the Teachers.Net chatboardsContinue reading “PLN’s & PPN’s”
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