In the past year, the staff of Kent School have had some inspiring conversations and professional learning opportunities (stemmed from professional autonomy and inquiry) around helping students to develop a love of reading based on Steven Layne’s book “Igniting a… Continue Reading
Each year, we set up classes and find that due to the way our enrolment numbers fall into place, we must create some split (or multigrade, combined) classes. Each year, we also have a high number of parents who are… Continue Reading
Many of us have written about how our PLN (personal learning network) has helped us get through challenging times. I wanted to share some experiences of how people I have met through social media have impacted me in my day… Continue Reading
I recently took a few weeks off Twitter, Blogs, and Facebook. As I did this, there were a few thoughts that I had but this one stood out: You can always catch up on the tweets and posts… you can… Continue Reading
I am one that is constantly sharing with others the importance of a positive digital footprint. This became so important to me yesterday as my Facebook account was hacked and someone acted as me and tried to get my friends… Continue Reading
Now that summer has arrived, I am able to spend more time with my daughters. My wife has been telling me how every Tuesday, when the garbage and recycling is being picked up, the girls run over to the window… Continue Reading
Since I wrote about our school’s decision to end our awards ceremony and change the the way we honour students, I have been asked a few times how people could start the conversation in their schools. I realize that most… Continue Reading
Through my participation in a few EdCamps, I have had the complete pleasure of meeting and chatting with North Surrey Secondary senior humanities teacher Jonathan Vervaet(@jonathanvervaet). I knew about his contagious passion for inquiry and assessment for learning; what I… Continue Reading
Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm and I were recently asked by educator and author Larry Ferlazzo to respond to the question: HOW CAN WE KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED WITHOUT CARROTS & STICKS? My response originally appeared at Education Week here but I wanted to cross-post on… Continue Reading
I recently spent 3 days in Seattle at the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) annual conference. The 3 days were jam-packed with keynotes and plenary sessions by some well known thinkers and speakers like Diane Ravitch, Douglas Reeves,… Continue Reading