Houston, I think We have a (Disengagement) Problem
Is the focus on engagement off the mark?
No, We Don’t Want You
Dealing with rejection helps us to be able to say “Yes” to ourselves more and more.
Come on, Share your Spark
What’s motivates you and gets you fired up?
It’s about being Curious
It’s about being curious and rediscovering wonder and awe and jumping in puddles!
And this is why…..
I’ve seen this a few time over the past week or so. I realize that we’re two decades or more into the technology integration phase in education. I know that we need to integrate technology and that, by now, this shouldn’t even be a discussion. But it is. And it will continue to be for…
Collaboration – EdcampPBS Style
Prelude to a post This past weekend I spent Saturday morning at #edcampPBS organized by teachers from a few different schools and school divisions around the city of Regina. Over the past few weeks we have been collaborating to organize the event which was held at Pilot Butte School. I’ve been to a few other edcamps…
#saskedchat – Feb 19th, 2015
Topic – Professionalism – teacher well being We had a great chat tonight with a number of new participants. Our focus was to discuss well being and ways that we, as professionals, can support ourselves and each other to be the best we can be each day. The topic was prompted by a blog post…
It’ in the Attitude
Photo credit — matt hutchinson creative commons.org For years I was a painter — I put myself through university and spent a few years afterward running my own company painting houses and commercial properties. At one point, the company had 20 summer students and 3 full time people besides myself. Like many ventures, what started off as a way…
School Change – Breaking Free
Despite the massive amount of changes taking place in society, schools continue to resist. However a small number break free of the traditional classrooms, halls and desks to embrace different designs that permit students to engage and embrace learning and allow creativity, imagination, and collaboration to gain an equal footing with the traditional reading writing…
iPad Thinglink
iPad Apps I was asked to gather some apps for iPads that I thought would be useful for teachers new to using iPads. I wasn’t sure exactly how I might do this so that it was accessible for a number of people, was concise, would provide basic information and allow of link. However, I had…