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Dear Mr. Ford…

By: bsherry July 15, 2018August 16, 2021

Curriculum, learning, teachingfeatured, ford, government, students13 Comments

Dear Mr. Ford, You are a lucky man to have inherited, through no effort of your own, a world-class education system. Through your reactive, reductionist and hasty action around math, sex ed and Indigenous Ed curriculum, one wonders if you actually realize what awaits you in September when our learning communities in schools reconvene –…

Coding in 2004 – Looking back to move forward…

By: bsherry November 20, 2016November 26, 2017

constructionism, Curriculum, Improving the Instructional Program, learning, Securing Accountability, Setting Directions, technologyglobal competencies, innovation2 Comments

Sometimes there are moments that bring you back in time to reflect on your teaching practice, and a visit to YRDSBs Quest Conference this week certainly did that for me. Brian Aspinall @mraspinall was mentioning his early efforts in coding with kids in a club that he started while he was a University student in…

New Health and Physical Education Curriculum

By: bsherry September 20, 2015November 10, 2015

Building Relationships and Developing People, Curriculum, Ontario Leadership Framework, Promoting Well-Being, Securing Accountability, Setting Directions, teachingcurriculum, parentsLeave a Comment

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…