Peter Skillen and I had the pleasure of attending a working group session at the YMCA of Greater Toronto led by Candy Chow (YPALS Coordinator – YMCA of Greater Toronto) and Nina Arcon (YPALS Specialist at YMCA of Greater Toronto). This group of about 12 young people are about to launch a blog that will…
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Automated Ordering Comes to McDonalds
We hear lots about the outsourcing of jobs to computers and last week I walked right into it at a McDonald’s restaurant.
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Think Tank: Transforming the learning experience
This week I had the honour to be invited to contribute to a panel of amazing people at the recent Think Tank session from CECCE, one of Ontario’s French School Boards, along with well known thinkers about transforming educational environments. My ECOO colleague Peter Skillen and I have crossed paths recently with many CECCE educators…
Read MoreEducon 2.8: Learning about a missed opportunity
I attended Educon 2.8 once again this year, hosted at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. It was great to be in the building once again. Chris Lehman and Zac Chase provide inspiring leadership and watching this school grow and change has been fantastic. The school feels more like Ontario schools than other US schools…
Read MoreAutomatic Attribution on CC Search of Flickr
Creative Commons is not a new concept, and many people have been aware of its existence for some time, as well as the need to credit the work of generous people who offer to share their creations with us. It’s also great when something comes along that makes it a little easier for media…
Read MoreGO Station Library – Book Sharing
When I first started commuting, I ended up at the Barrie Go Station to find this great innovative idea for book sharing that was setup close to the train tracks. The definition of innovation is to improve on something, and if you’re a lover of public libraries, like me, you’ll love this idea.
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What Do We Mean By Learning Anyway?
A Connected Educator Month 2015 Event starting on October 1st! Join Peter Skillen and me in a collective, month long, discussion to: extend and deepen our understanding of the term learning What Do We Mean By Learning Anyway? participate in a knowledge building approach to collaboration model deep practices for our professional learning environments (colleagues…
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New Health and Physical Education Curriculum
Many school administrators are aware that some parents are feeling the tension of change in Ontario’s Health and Physical Education (HPE) Revision for 2015. Concern that kids need more current information (the last curriculum was released 17 years ago), and a more comprehensive understanding of all the aspects of healthy living, has led to this…
Read MoreInvent To Learn – A Must Read for Schools
Invent to Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary Stager, Ph.D One of the greatest joys of being a connected learner is the fact that I’m meeting so many friends from all over the world who are also people from whom I learn so much. Meeting them virtually sometimes leads…
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Our Learning Commons gets a maker space addition!
In a few days, I’m taking on a new role with a secondment to the Ministry of Ontario in the 21st Century Learning Unit. I’m feeling bittersweet about the new role; sad to be leaving my school and all of the wonderful students, teachers and parents I’ve come to know in my short time as…
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Learning Zone 