I just returned from a week away in the mountains of Banff, Canada with my wife. We spent time hiking, taking in a few of the different tours and just enjoying the sights and sounds of the area. A couple times we just spent a few hours at a coffee shop sipping a cold drink…
Continuous personal and professional development is your key to the future Brian Tracy In today’s changing and shifting society, the idea that one needs to be consistently seeking to learn and grow as a person and a professional seems given. Yet, in discussing the idea of personal and professional development with people, I’m often struck…
“I’m already too busy.” “I worked hard today, I deserve it!” “It’s been a busy day, I deserve to relax!” “No one will read it anyway so why bother.” These are just some of the story starters I use myself to tell myself stories to justify things I do. Whether it’s that piece of pie…
Read an article – the whole article. Or a book. Watch a documentary with no device at hand. Learn a skill via Youtube or any of the online courses available and then put it to use. Try cooking something different or try a new spice. Walk a different route and take time to look at…
“Learning creates more competence but first, it amplifies our feelings of incompetence.” Seth Godin Continual learning isn’t just about gathering new skills or staying up-to-date on the newest trends, research, or developments. It’s about seeing ourselves as someone who has something to contribute to the world while also needing to continue to develop and grow.…
Hope gives us the energy and desire to go forward, to learn, to reflect, to innovate. Hope is a candle in our darkness – guiding us as we continue forward. Every day is a PD day. #myPDtoday
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.
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…
Over the past few weeks I’ve been transitioning from being a full time administrator to being a full time dad. This past spring, I did a great deal of reflection and re-evaluated what I was doing as an educator and leader. After much searching, done while driving across the three prairie provinces for interviews, I…
This was a comment I made on the #satchatwc a while back. It’s had a few retweets and some comments. This past Saturday morning, I joined in the first #edcampHOME hosted as an edcamp event but online. As I’ve processed this event and what took place, there are a few take aways for me and…
