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School Growth: Small Changes Lead to BIG Impact

“If we create a culture where every teacher believes they need to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better, there is no limit to what we can achieve.” — Dylan Wiliam NOTE:… Continue Reading

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Moving Beyond the Sit ‘n Git Model of Professional Development

This post was originally written for the Canadian Education Association in 2015. I believe it is still relevant and important today.  I often wonder if what we see as teaching at professional learning events would be acceptable in a high… Continue Reading

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Find the Fireflies: Create the Conditions for Them to Shine

Through my work in promoting a strengths-based education and culture in schools, the question often gets raised: where do we to start? People often agree that to bring out the best in people, shifting our lens to a strengths-based approach is… Continue Reading

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6 Keys to Connecting With the Disconnected

I recently had the honour or being asked to come back to work with the passionate educators of the Fort Nelson School district to continue our conversation in strengths-based education. For the keynote, we wanted to back up a bit… Continue Reading

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Are We Marking Assignments or Assessing Learning?

There has been much focus on shifting our assessment practices in education and, particularly in BC, moving toward more Assessment For Learning (or formative assessment) in schools.  This is such an important conversation and needed change but at some point… Continue Reading

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Let’s Rethink “Kindergarten Readiness”

Considering it is kindergarten registration at our school next week, I wanted to share my personal thoughts. I have never taught kindergarten nor have I ever run a preschool program.  I have been an elementary educator for 8 years and… Continue Reading

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Start With Strengths: Change the Lens. Change the Story.

How many of our students have strengths that either go unnoticed or unacknowledged in school?  When we discuss students, do we focus on their strengths and all they CAN do or their deficits and all they CANNOT do?  What are… Continue Reading