Month: October 2017
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Don’t Just Interrupt – Disrupt
Definition of disrupt a :to break apart – rupture b :to throw into disorder c :to interrupt the normal course or unity of I have interrupted my normal course plans temporarily for special occasions and other timely reasons, but until recently I had never really disrupted my routine. This past month my class and I have been involved in […]
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Learning Needs
As teachers we all learn about Bloom’s taxonomy and want to push our students to attain upper levels of thinking – analyzing, evaluating and creating. If we apply the SAMR model we want students to also attain the upper levels – modification and redefinition. Yet we also have to take into consideration the needs that […]
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Our REAL Impact
Fourteen years ago my family and I began a journey that we didn’t expect and didn’t want. My 5-year-old son, second oldest of my four children, had been suffering with allergy issues all summer and into fall. Our doctor and doctors in the local Emergency department all had differing opinions, most of which were short […]
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Empowerment and Star Trek
Today I want to tell you about Sarah. Sarah is a student in my grade 10 academic English class. I don’t have to engage Sarah. She came engaged and ready to learn because she has goals, big goals, laudable goals. But, Sarah struggles in my class sometimes. She has a hard time keeping up with the readings. Sarah has […]
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The Epiphany of Knowing Nothing
” And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all…” Take a Minute by K’naan After years of schooling, practice, PD, Workshops, AQ courses and over 2 decades of experience I have finally gained all the wisdom I need to be able to teach successfully and I […]
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Accidentally innovative?
I chuckle as I think about being accidentally innovative. Can that even REALLY happen? I can tell you with the utmost certainty that yes it can – sort of.