So Many WAYS for Students to Shine
Last week, my Grade 5/6 Literacy class finished presenting their What About You Shine project, aka WAYS. My newest Building Outside the...
What About You Shines
Yesterday, I launched a new Building Outside the Blocks (BOB) project in my 5/6 Literacy class called What About You Shines (WAYS). All...
The Future of OnEdMentors is On Demand
When I first heard from Stephen Hurley, the architect of VoicEd Radio, that he would be retiring from education, I was sad and sure I...
Master Storyteller Part 2: Adding Visuals
One of the biggest challenges in education is time. There never seems to be enough time for deep learning or skill building, so I have...
The Hidden Potential of a Mentorship Mindset
Adam Grant is one of my favourite authors. His latest book, Hidden Potential (2023), is a must read for educators, in particular. It is...
Our Precious Cargo
We were tasked by our admin to create culturally responsive and meaningful door decorations in view of the holidays, and the timing could...
Strum and S and B Help Kids Come Together in Song
In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a gymnasium or theatre full of children singing a song that I wrote. It was first sung by...
A Shared WIN!
The What’s In a Name (WIN) project is by far the most shared and used of all of my Building Outside the Blocks projects (BOBs). I have...
The Pedagogy of a Prank War
"Ha ha’s can lead to ah-ha’s". That line comes from the sub-title of a research paper on Humour in Pedagogy by R. L. Garner, showing that...
The Preeminent Personal Playlist Project
Music wafts through the classroom as three song clips play. One is a throwback to the past, a nostalgic song. One is a song that reflects...