Building Outside the Blocks Blog BOBlog

One of the most fulfilling parts of being an educator is finding ways to invite students to bring their full selves into the classroom....

I was sitting with my friend Gayle at a training session for the upcoming EdTechCamp on Air for YRDSB. We were learning all the features...

As noted in a previous post, there were many push and pull factors that led me to decide to expand Building Outside the Blocks. Up until...

Participating in 1 of the 3 days of York Region District School Board’s Quest conference filled me with joy over the power and promise of...

The more I read about deep learning, the more I encounter ideas around student self-determination or student driven work. I have always...

To this day, I have the most incredible mentors. I have new mentors that I have met through Twitter chats like #ONedchat (I'm part of the...

I was privileged and grateful to be sent for training to an International Baccalaureate teaching conference. I rarely get the chance to...

In Gr. 6 Social Studies in Ontario, we look at the different groups that immigrate to Canada and why they came (push and pull factors)....

After spending the first decade of my career consistently teaching Grade 6 and 7 English with some Social Studies, the last decade has...

I didn’t take my cue from Shakespeare, but the results were poetic none-the-less. This year, I repurposed a project that I created many...