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Student Blogging a Year and a Half Later
Last year we introduced blogging in an attempt to better engage students in their learning. In early September, every grade 4, 5 and 6 student was set up with an account and away we went. Blogging, we...
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Oh How Things Have Changed – A Reflection
After 21 years as a teacher and administrator there has never been more to consider. As the societal context continues to shift, a focus on appropriate and relevant skill building in an inclusive...
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Reflecting on Digital Literacy
In an effort to support my teachers in reflecting more deeply on their practice I’ve been using this teacher self-assessment tool since September. It is based on our provinces Teacher Quality Standard...
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And So Test Prep Season Begins
This past week parent/teacher conferences were held at our school. It was an opportunity for teachers and students to share the many engaging learning experiences they’ve been involved in this year....
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Badges for Assessment – Why Not?
Ever since participating in a Blackboard Collaborate session with Doug Belshaw at ETMOOC 2013, I’ve been wanting to learn more about badges as an authentic way for students to demonstrate and receive...
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Principals – Try Team Teaching
“What better way to model learning and pedagogy than to actually teach?” This quote comes from an excellent article written in 2010 by Chris Wejr, a school principal in British Columbia and key member...
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Try A Mystery Skype. Here’s Why.
If you’ve never tried a Mystery Skype with your class, you should. It’s a highly engaging way to build important competencies in your students. A Mystery Skype is just a simple guessing game at first...
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Alberta’s New MO on Student Learning
On May 6, 2013, with little or no fanfare, ministerial order #001/2013 (Student Learning) was signed by Alberta Education Minister, Jeff Johnson; bringing into full force all aspects of Inspiring...
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Our Grade 2 App Smackdown – An Experiment.
According to Cybrary Man’s Educational Websites (@cybraryman1), “a Smackdown or Show and Tell is a sharing of websites, tools or teaching tricks that you have found to be great to use. You are given 2...
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At Heart, I’m Still A Teacher
All of us who move into district leadership positions must remember that we are still teachers. This past Friday I visited 4 schools in our district to present on Library Learning Commons. It was a...
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