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That’s Why We Hired You

March 3, 2016kellywchrisaction, classroom, connecting, creativity, growth, innovation, Leadership, multipliers, principal, professional development, school, Teachers, teaching#change, #learning, #saskedchat, administration, collaboration, education, educational leadership, future education, school change, teacher growth, teachers

Is the focus on deficits or on strengths? Identify and help others to grow their strengths.

Learning to Leap

March 1, 2016kellywchris#saskedchat, action, blogging, connecting, creativity, design, discovery, growth, Leadership, learning, professional development, school, support, Teachers, teaching, Teaching and Learning#change, collaboration, education, educational leadership, future education, goal setting, innovation, networking, teacher growth, teachers

Change and innovation requires a leap. How are you leaping and encouraging others to leap?

#saskedchat – November 12, 2015

November 14, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, connecting, creativity, growth, innovation, learning#change, blogging, collaboration, education, future education, goal setting

Our topic for the November 12th, 2015 chat was Moving from Teacher Competition to Collaboration. The participants were eager to explore this topic and had great insights into the reasons why competition sometimes masquerades as collaboration and how, at times, cooperation can be substituted for collaboration. Both Competition and Cooperation allow school staffs to get…

9 Ways to Use Portfolios with Students

November 10, 2015kellywchris1 Comment#saskedchat, blogging, classroom, connecting, creativity, curation, education, growth, innovation, inspiration, professional development, school, support, Teaching and Learning#change, #learning, #twitter, collaboration, future education, goal setting, networking, portfolios, school change, teacher growth, teaching

A Show Case of Learning As a teacher, I began having students create portfolios as a way to show what they were doing in class. The first portfolios were Show Case portfolios in which students would included their best work. Each student would select a number of assignments which they thought demonstrated their best work…

#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.

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.

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?

How do you connect to the world?

July 19, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, action, blogging, connecting, Future, growth, inspiration, Leadership, PLN, risk, social justice, twitter#change, future education, global society

Connecting students with the world is important but it can be somewhat daunting. The one thing we can’t do is continue to be quiet and avoid talking about these events.

5 Ways to Empower Educators

July 15, 2015kellywchris#saskedchat, #skblog15, blogging, connecting, effectiveness, growth, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, professional development, risk takingeducation, empowerment, future education, support, teacher growth

Ever feel totally empowered? Like you could do anything? I know that when I feel this way, I sure can get a lot done, more than I thought was possible when I began. When I’m not empowered? I’m disengaged from the task or problem that I’m working on. Now this happens for a number of…

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