The most radical idea in education today isn’t about new curricula or technologies—it’s about fundamentally rethinking how we design schools to handle change itself. Instead of treating change as a disruption that needs to fit into the current system, schools need to be able to naturally adapt and respond to evolving needs. Beyond the Reform…
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…
There’s a bitter irony I continue to see happening in education today: the very efforts designed to improve schools often guarantee their own failure. New initiatives are launched with great fanfare, invest significant resources in training and implementation, and then watch as they fade away within a few years, replaced by the next wave of…
Teaching in the Age of Hustle Culture Teaching, Society, and Shifting Expectations Teaching has always trailed behind broader social and industrial trends. While sectors like business and healthcare often adapt quickly to innovation, education tends to shift slowly—bound by tradition, bureaucracy, and the political apparatus of change. Yet, despite the many common critiques, education has…
The journey has begun and we have set off on a new course, drawing the map as we go. We don’t know where it will take us. We must make bold decisions without rushing recklessly into the unknown. Every day is a PD day.
“A1. Watching students make progress is success to me, moving from achieving at one point to another” @andreachalifour
Often there is a false assumption that 1) play is not important for learning, and 2) play is for younger children. So, including high school students in learning-thru-play enriches teaching-learning process to a new level
This week #saskedchat had a special Holiday Edition. The chat focused on sharing, caring, giving and goodwill towards others. The participants shared some great ideas and insights as we explored the following questions during the chat: As always, there was some great ideas and resources shared by participants. When it came to sharing resources participants…
The December 6th #saskedchat exploration was focused on Re-Imagining Education – where do we go from here? This topic was suggested by @lannysaretsky a teacher from Wadena and is very timely given the ongoing consultations that are taking place in the province of Saskatchewan. The ReImagine Education initiative is one that is focused on reshaping…
On the November 29th edition of #saskedchat @bickd joined us as a guest moderator. Dawn has been a guest moderator a number of times and always does such an amazing job. She always has a great variety of questions that explore the topic of exploration in a variety of ways. This time was no different…