The Leadership Paradox – Navigating Impossible Demands

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…

#saskedchat – November 15, 2018

This week #saskedchat did a bit of a stroll through the past as we explored some of the questions from past chats. Reaching back to 2015, we explored a variety of topics including classroom environment, assessment, technology, and teacher development.  Participants shared resources, anecdotes, and responded to the questions by sharing from their experiences in the…

Balance – Is it really the Key to Life?

I want to thrive in all areas of my life. To do that I needed, I needed to reconsider many different things. The first was to rethink about how I was viewing what I was doing.

Formative Assessment – #saskedchat

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…