As an educational leader, it often feels like the job is impossible. Tasked with enacting change and while at the same to instructed to provide stability, each day is filled with competing expectations. Innovate but be sure to preserve tradition. Enact provincial mandates while honoring local values. Bring about immediate results but also build long-term…
Connections are at the heart of our lives, shaping us from the time we are born
When we share our Voice, we take a chance sending out a piece of ourselves without knowing how it will affect others. And that’s the beauty of it! Every day is a PD day. #myPDtoday
From the back, you can see things you don’t from the front. And, if you let the students lead the learning, you can see even more.
Developing habits are easy, much easier to develop than to change. It takes persistence and work to make changes, especially if the habit is years/decades in the making.
How do habits form? How do we replace habits? Habits are important but so is being able to change them.
Formative Assessment – Key to Learning This week, #saskedchat will explore Formative Assessment – Key to Learning a topic suggested by Dawn Bick an elementary science teacher from Fishers, IN. Formative Assessment Formative Assessment has become an important part of classroom assessment, providing teachers with a variety of information to support student learning. One of…
Sharing As parents, one thing that we have tried to impress upon on children is the importance of sharing, whether it is with siblings, friends, or other people, we have tried to help our children understand the importance of sharing while at the same time helping them to understand that they must be careful with…
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 social media in teaching. During the discussion, I was asked if students should continue to…
How often have you asked the question? What about “How are you doing?” or one similar? How often have you listened to the response? Really listened. In the hustle and bustle of the day, we’re all very busy and such conversations are sometimes fillers as we politely listen to a reply. And there are those…
