Walking 21st Century Learning with TTalk
It started out as a way to make Genius Hour part of my classroom, but it evolved into something even more powerful. If 21st Century...
A Tribe Called Quest
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...
Teacher Self-Determination
The more I read about deep learning, the more I encounter ideas around student self-determination or student driven work. I have always...
Mentorship is the Mortar That Helps Me Build Outside the Blocks
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...
Turning Up the Volume on History Beats
If you want to engage students, start with the things they love. Music is a universal language that is also a powerful gateway to many...
The Surprising Truth About Moving Others Showed Some Surprising Truths About Me
I was privileged and grateful to be sent for training to an International Baccalaureate teaching conference. I rarely get the chance to...
Precious Cargo
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)....
When Life Gives You Lemons, Build a BOB
After spending the first decade of my career consistently teaching Grade 6 and 7 English with some Social Studies, the last decade has...
Personalization Over Individualization of Learning
Filling in a worksheet that informs the teacher about a student’s interests continues to be a go-to method for many teachers to...