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#IICTI Learning @MakerEd Toronto

By: bsherry July 11, 2016August 9, 2016

Building Relationships and Developing People, constructionism, constructivism, Developing the Organization to Support Desired Practices, Improving the Instructional Program, innovation, learning, Ontario Leadership Framework, PD, Project Based Learning, teaching, technology#makered, iictiLeave a Comment

It was great to visit the York School this week to attend #MakerEdTo. This was a fantastic opportunity to connect the #iicti AQ course members to a network of educators interested in constructivist and constructionist uses of technology. An added bonus was that they got to hear all about Seymour Papert from the Keynote Speaker…

NEW! Mindomo Mind Mapping for Ontario Learners

By: bsherry November 28, 2014December 1, 2014

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OSAPAC has announced the release of a new Mind Mapping tool, called Mindomo, that affords some exciting new possibilities for demonstrations of learning and collaboration. This is a web application that students will access through a code that a teacher sets up in an easy process that is attached to their School Board email address. …

Getting Started with PLCs – A Protocol for Group Collaboration

By: bsherry October 21, 2014October 23, 2014

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Our first staff meeting at Edward Johnson was partly about getting to know each other. We have many new staff members (including both administrators), several LTOs (Long Term Occasionals) and a growing FDK (Full Day Kindergarten) team of 14 educators. We are also about to get started choosing areas of interest and people to work…

Envisioning Effective Professional Learning

By: bsherry October 14, 2013

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I’m currently taking a school leadership course and we have been encouraged to dream big about Professional Learning in our roles as School Level Leaders from the Ontario Leadership Framework. Professional learning is a passion of mine, and one of the main reasons that I’m considering moving into a more formal role as an…

Thanking our Minds on Media Presenters!

By: bsherry October 29, 2012October 29, 2012

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Thanks to Facilitators for Excellent Minds On Media at ECOO12 We want to thank, and to celebrate, the facilitators at Educational Computing Organization of Ontario’s Minds On Media event held on Wednesday, October 24th. This year we had a full house of 120 participants and 9 centres! It was a hive of activity and the…

What I need to relearn

By: bsherry January 14, 2012

learning, PD, Project Based Learning, teachingclc-voc7 Comments

I’m reading The Connected Educator by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall and one of the cool elements is the challenge to connect at the end of each chapter. Chapter 3 was about what we need to learn, unlearn or relearn as a connected educator and the tool this chapter was Wallwisher. If you’ve used wallwisher…

Heartfelt Thanks to the ECOO 2011 Community!

By: bsherry October 26, 2011

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This post will also appear on the ECOO Website for a little while, but I couldn’t resist starting with my blog – it just seems like the right place! 🙂 To ECOO Volunteers, Participants, Presenters and Exhibitors – THANK YOU! Wow! What a great few days of learning we’ve just had in Ontario at the…

Join Ontario’s Powerful Learning Practice

By: bsherry July 23, 2011July 23, 2011

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Upper Grand DSB is excited to be hosting Ontario’s 2011 – 2012 work with Powerful Learning Practice. We have room for some more teams of educators who are interested in inquiring into their practice as they shift to becoming connected educators and we’d love you to join us! I’ve been involved this year as a…

ISTE Learning 2011

By: bsherry July 18, 2011July 18, 2011

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I admire those folks who attend a conference and seem to get their reflections posted quickly and efficiently. Seems I take a little longer, and by now you’ve heard all about the exciting events like the flash mob, (I just love teachers!) the Karaoke night, the International Reception or the Canadian gathering hosted by MindShare…

Taking the Plunge – Online Learning Communities

By: bsherry May 17, 2011July 21, 2011

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I’m enjoying getting started as a connected coach with a PLP ConnectU group from Australia this month. After listening to a wonderful Elluminate session as group leaders Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Will Richardson and Susan Carter Morgan got talking to folks about getting started on the Ning and on Twitter, I was reminded about that steep, but…