Most days, I’m really upbeat. I go into schools, I give workshops, I help kids and teachers, and at the end of the day I feel that I’ve been successful in helping someone shift their practice and perhaps try some new things that will ultimately give students a wider variety of learning experiences. Most of…
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Being a Transparent Learner – and Teacher!
It’s the eve of beginning teaching my first AQ Course at Laurier University. I’ve got my class list, I’ve taken a wonderful eCourse from the PLP Network over the summer, I’ve prepared the syllabus and planned my first few nights for students. I’m looking forward to negotiating the content with them and responding to their…
Read MoreMeasuring What We Value
This tweet came through my twitter stream this morning and I was immediately taken back to a keynote that I’d heard delivered 2 years ago by Sir Ken Robinson for CODE. Sir Ken mentioned how good we are at measuring things…it’s just that we haven’t figured out how to measure the most important stuff. That…
Read MoreCreativity Project Gets Rolling!
As we are about to really settle down to plan our PLPConnectU PBL Unit about Creativity, I’d have to say our group has already done some big thinking about Creativity! Both PBL and Creativity are pretty huge topics so I’ve been wondering about what we’ll do next. I’m wondering if other people in the group…
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 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…
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