This past week was a wonderful celebration of the work of over half (about 31) of our elementary teacher librarians who gathered to share the projects they’ve been working on since the fall. I was lucky to be able to work with Michelle Campbell and Bill MacKenzie , who led Year One of this great…
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Celebrating Teachers of the Arts
I’m pretty excited as I go back to school tomorrow, because one of the projects I’m helping with is a day for Arts teachers in our Board (drama, dance, visual art, music). For a long time I’ve watched my husband Steve, (drama teacher extraordinaire), work his magic in his classes, production courses and extra-curricular events,…
Read MoreECOO 2011: Inspire, Connect, Learn
Ontario Educators are hoping that you’ll consider putting in a proposal for the ECOO 2011 Annual Conference: Inspire, Connect, Learn! Click here for all the proposal information – you’ve got until April 1st – no joking! 🙂 I’m so indebted to the ECOO community for my knowledge of Ed Tech and for nurturing and pushing…
Read MoreGetting Connected with Connectivism
by brenda sherry This week I began a course with George Siemens and Stephen Downes called Connectivism and Connected Learning CCK11. I’m in that beginning state of reading and digesting some new material and needing to spend some more time thinking and reflecting, but there have been some points that have resonated with me as…
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Top 5 Technology Trends You Should Try
This week I’m visiting a K-6 staff to share my thoughts about the top 5 things teachers might like to try to enhance the technology they use in their classroom. I didn’t want this to be a walk-through of how-to-use a sampling of ‘tools’ so I’m trying to go with in the ‘big picture’ in…
Read MoreA Dose of Reality
I’ve just come up for air after an amazing three days facilitating a Digital Storytelling Camp for the Ontario Teacher’s Federation and as a member of the ECOO Subject Association. I was really excited to have 3 days to work with teachers, a nice change from my usual after school workshop scenarios and looking forward…
Read MoreA First Visit to Educon
My first Educon experience certainly surpassed all expectations! It’s a wonderful feeling to be surrounded by educators wanting to gather for some thoughtful conversation about what it means to be a good teacher and a good learner. I’m waiting patiently to hear the recordings of the sessions that I couldn’t attend…it was really hard to…
Read MoreWhat makes a good instructional coach?
My colleague Christina and I were fortunate to be able to take part in a 2-day Coaching Institute with an informative and entertaining Jim Knight, brought to the London area by SDCO. It was great timing for me to explore my roll as a technology coach! I’ve not had any professional learning in this area…
Read MoreECOO 2009 Reflections
Whew! I’m finding it hard to describe how I’m feeling about my ECOO Conference experience this year! Speechless, no…but overwhelmed by some amazing things this morning, yes! The Conference Committee was incredible! Here I was, a first time conference organizer, and I can’t believe how dedicated these folks were along the way, and how they…
Read MoreCTL 1799 Holistic Ed and Tech – Treading Water in the First Week
Whew! I’ve barely survived this first week, and it hasn’t been easy. I haven’t taken an intercession course online from OISE before and I should have known what I was in for, as the mere 6-week course brings online time to a whole new dimension! Not to mention the added stress of a job interview…
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