Mastery Learning – A Craftperson’s Mindset
All too often, students are asked to move mastery without having the time to get the necessary feedback in order to develop and improve their work. Continue Reading
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From the Back of the Classroom
Sound decisions about technology during planning allow the learning to be the focus, not the technology. Continue Reading
Rebuilding Habits
Developing habits are easy, much easier to develop than change. It takes persistence and work to make changes, especially if the habit is years/decades in the making. Charles Duhigg examines how even knowing how habits are formed doesn’t mean that… Continue Reading
It’s Okay to Share Your Work
It’s tempting to sit in the corner and then, voila, to amaze us all with your perfect answer. But of course, that’s not what ever works. Seth Godin The other day I gave a presentation in an undergraduate class about using… Continue Reading
#saskedchat December 10th, 2015
The chat for December 10th focused on Life/Work Balance – Is It Possible? @FNGraham and @PrincipalSmart moderated a lively discussion as participants shared ideas and insights about trying to develop a balance. Over the years I’ve often struggled with balance,… Continue Reading
#saskedchat December 3rd, 2015
Tonight our topic for #saskedchat is Student/Teacher Organizational Routines & Tools. We’ll be discussing some different techniques and strategies that teacher can use to help them organize and establish routines for themselves and their students. Here are the questions we’ll… Continue Reading
#saskedchat November 19, 2015
We had a busy afternoon and evening at #saskedchat. First, we hosted a Special Edition #ecs301 for students of the ECS301 course at the University of Regina. Katia Hildebrandt their professor arranged to have the whole class join #saskedchat as… Continue Reading
Listening in the midst of Living
Recently I was in a staffroom at a school where I was subbing. Someone mentioned having to spend the evening in the rink for hockey – it was going to be a long season! A younger teacher, who had… Continue Reading
Small Changes – getting big results – #saskedchat Aug.27
It was the Last Summer Chat Our last chat for the summer was AWESOME! Our topic was Small Change – Making Small Change for Big Results. We are all familiar with the idea that the only thing that stays the… Continue Reading
No, We Don’t Want You
Rejection. It’s a hard to accept. According to Jia Jiang and his work on rejection, it touches us deep inside and causes pain that is equivalent to being struck, like a slap in the face. Most of us get the advice to… Continue Reading