Category: Innovation
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Innovative Messages
What messages are you sending? Let’s consider the messages we send when we innovate in the classroom. We show our students that learning is ongoing, a process and something to embrace – always. Innovation enhances everything we do. It makes life interesting. It creates passion. It’s contagious. But most importantly it says we think enough…
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The Seven ‘One’ders of OneNote
I’m sure you’ve heard of the Seven Wonders of the World… Wonders of the Ancient World: Colossus of Rhodes Great Pyramid of Giza Hanging Gardens of Babylon Lighthouse of Alexandria Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Statue of Zeus at Olympia Temple of Artemis at Ephesus NEW Wonders: Great Wall of China Petra Christ the Redeemer Machu Picchu…
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Bikes, Balance & Gravity
“Look at him go! I think he’s got the hang of it!” “Hmm, maybe not quite yet.” It was the umpteenth time my son had fallen that day learning to ride his bike, but it looked like the frustration was getting to him at this point as I watched him get up and give his…
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Moments to Find Your People and Your Beat
The Elusive Perfect Moment from The Educator’s Sandbox (theedsandbox) was the first blog post I read in IMMOOC. It was also the moment that I knew I was hooked. ‘This person TOTALLY gets Me’ is all I could think as I read. I too have been gripped by fear of ‘doing it wrong’. I’m so glad that…
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The Antidote to Fear
“I don’t think loneliness is a locational thing. I think loneliness is a feeling of disconnect, of not feeling like you’re doing something worthwhile and not feeling like you’re involved in something that has purpose.” Chris Hadfield Two years ago I was fortunate enough to hear Chris Hadfield (@cmdr_hadfield) at the canConnectED conference in Niagara Falls.…
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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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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.
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Innovation, Insights and Ikigai
For me, innovation is serving as my ikigai and I can’t wait to see what is next.