myPDtoday – Page 5 – Every day is a PD day

Who could You be?

July 2, 2020kellywchris2 Commentschange, collaboration, connecting, Covid19, creativity, education, Future, growth, happiness, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, relationships, risk, teaching, Uncategorizedchange, connecting, covid19, hope, improvement, innovation, inspiration, reimagine, teach and learning

If we are not willing to let go of ‘Who We Were’ we will not find out ‘Who We Could Be’ – we often fear that which brings change- that which pushes us to re-examine who we are. Every day is a PD day. #myPDtoday

There are Positive possibilities…

July 1, 2020kellywchrisaction, assessment, change, connecting, Covid19, creativity, Future, growth, innovation, inspiration, joy, networking, relationships, riskchange, covid19, leading, learning leaders

There is possibility right in front of us if we but take the time to notice, to allow ourselves to slow down to see what might be, what we might become. Every day is a PD day. #myPDtoday

Developing Habits in a Time of Change

July 1, 2020kellywchris1 Commentchange, connecting, creativity, design thinking, education, growth, habits, innovation, inspiration, networking, professional development, support#myPDtoday, change, habits

In this time of uncertainty, it can be easy to lose our way. Taking time to pause & refocus is critical to helping us seek a new path on which to resume our journey. Every day is a PD day.

Be Bold – Not Reckless…

July 1, 2020kellywchrischange, collaboration, design thinking, education, goal setting, growth mindset, innovation, Leadership, learning, networking, professional development, schoolBoldness, covid19, digital learning, Leadership, learning&leadership, Online Learning, school change, schools

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.

The Power of Pausing

July 1, 2020kellywchrisconnecting, education, goal setting, habits, inspiration, networking, professional development, Technology & Learningdecisions, education, educational leadership, myPdtoday, pausing, professional development, school change, sharing, teachers

This is a time to pause as the decisions that are made at this time will have a ripple effect on education, children & families for years to come.

#saskedchat – April 18, 2019

April 20, 2019kellywchris#saskedchat, assessment, change, chat, classroom, connecting, education, growth, habits, learning, relationships, school, Technology & Learningprofessional development, sharing, success, teachers

“A1. Watching students make progress is success to me, moving from achieving at one point to another” @andreachalifour

#saskedchat April 11, 2019

April 14, 2019kellywchris#saskedchat, blogging, creativity, habits, happiness, innovation, joy, learning, school#change, #classroom, collaboration, play

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

#saskedchat -Dec 20th, 2018

December 24, 2018kellywchrisschool#learning, #saskedchat, community, innovation, professional development, risk-taking, support

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…

#saskedchat December 6/18

December 7, 2018kellywchrisschool#learning, #saskedchat, community, education, innovation, re-imagine, teacher growth, teachers, teaching, Teaching and Learning

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…

#saskedchat November 29th

December 6, 2018kellywchrisschool

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…

"relentlessly pursue supporting educators to develop creativity and innovation in the classroom through connections, resources, actions, focus, and effective professional development.”