myPDtoday – Page 11 – Every day is a PD day

Don’t Imitate – Innovate

October 28, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, creativity, effectiveness, failure, Future, growth, innovation#change, blogging, education, fear, goal setting

What inspires you? Where do you find the inspiration to be creative? To be innovative? We can all be creative and innovative, it just takes a bit of effort.

I Failed But It Was Worth It

October 27, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, failure, growth, growth mindset, learning#change, blogging, education, fear, goal setting

Failure is Important My run this morning wasn’t great. I laboured through it. My time was below my usual pace and I was struggling. I didn’t run as far as I usually run and my side hurt. It was a great run. Huh? How can that be? It was great because I ran. It all…

#saskedchat – September 10, 2015

September 11, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, change, effectiveness, growth, innovation, Leadership, learning, support#twitter, 21st century schools, collaboration, educational leadership, future education, leaders, parents, sharing, students, teachers

Our chat this week centred around School Culture. Participants reflected on the importance of positive school culture on the learning and relationships of teachers, students and parents. Participants shared ideas and resources for building and shaping a positive school culture and the important role that students and parents play in developing a school culture. Check…

Small Changes – getting big results – #saskedchat Aug.27

August 28, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, action, blogging, Future, goal setting, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership#change, collaboration, education, future education, school change, support, teacher growth

Making change doesn’t have to be daunting if we look at small changes over time.

Classroom Design – #saskedchat August 13th, 2015

August 14, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, blogging, change, classroom, design, design thinking, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership#skblog15, 21st century schools, classroom management

Our chat this week was focused on Classroom Design. Participants shared their ideas and insights about creating a learning environment which includes students’ input and adapts to students’ needs. Participants shared great resources and their experiences of making changes to the classroom that included getting rid of the teacher’s desk, adding standing desks, couches and…

#saskedchat – August 6th, 2015 Discover and Wonder

August 6, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, chat, discovery, innovation, wonder#twitter

Tonight #saskedchat had the awesome pleasure to have Carol Varsalona @cvarsalona, guest moderate the chat and lead us on a discussion of Discovery and Wonder! Throughout the chat, Carol provided us with great questions that really pushed us to consider how we, as educators, view wonder in our own lives and bring that wonder to…

Do You Love Learning?

August 4, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, effectiveness, Future, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, learning, PLE, professional development#change, #technology, 21st century schools, educational leadership, risk, risk-taking

Do you love learning? How do we support teachers to cultivate their love of learning without overwhelming them to the point where they withdraw?

But I Can’t “Just Do It!”

July 30, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, blogging, connecting, effectiveness, Future, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, risk#change, collaboration, education, educational leadership, future education, goal setting, leaders, support

Change is difficult and it requires preparation and support throughout the process. “Get on the train or….” doesn’t really fit.

#saskedchat July 30, 2015 – #tlap

July 30, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #tlap, connecting, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, learning, networking, pirate, professional development, risk, risk taking, school, security, sharing#change, education, expectations, teach like a pirate

It was another amazing #saskedchat tonight. Dave Burgess dropped by at the start of the chat to get things going. @MrALongstaff and @brettReis then took over and guided the #saskedchat ship through a great chat focused on Teach Like a Pirate. The participants had some great ideas and suggestions for building relationships with students in…

What Can One Do?

July 22, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, connecting, effectiveness, growth, innovation, multipliers, networking, professional development, risk#change, collaboration, future education, goal setting, Power, risk-taking

How can one person make a difference? What can educators do to make a difference?

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