A Creative Leader Helps Others Sparkle and Shine
Working in the Elementary Virtual School (EVS) this year was an experience that came with different challenges and a lot of interesting...
Getting Past a Gatekeeper
Gatekeepers are interesting creatures. They use their power to let people in or keep them out of various places. There are a lot of...
Strum Learns to Be Who He Is- That’s True Belonging
Sometimes, we wear our emotions. When we aren’t feeling good, our bodies show it. Strum, who is the main character in Strum and The Wild...
Where Words Fail, Music Speaks
by Noa Daniel Hans Christian Andersen, attributed as saying the title quote, was a renowned storyteller whose fairy tales made an impact...
Strum and The Wild Turkeys: The Origin Story
Cross posted from EduMatch It was August of 2019, and I was feverishly working on my TEDxKitchenerEd Talk. It was a bucket list item for...
Making an Impact on Themselves and Each Other- Even in a Virtual Classroom
For several years now, I have evolved a Genius-hour like Building Outside the Blocks project that comes under the Sustainable Development...
The P3 Ends- But the Memories Live On
When I read the email, my heart stopped. Sean Gaillard’s episode of the P3 had been deleted. No warning. The explanation: copyright...
History Beats Beats On
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...
Gearing Up for MST with a Master Storyteller
If you want to teach storytelling, it’s helpful to connect with a storyteller. When I was thinking of an exemplar to provide for my...
Healthy Start 2020- Part 1
https://www.nearnorthschools.ca/programs/equity-well-being/ The Healthy Start project centres around students have to choose something...