Last night I was preparing for a meeting while spread out all over the living room. I had Chromebooks plugged charging, my devices with various applications running and was busy typing up notes to ensure I had it all prepared to run my first meeting in my new position. My…
It’s a Slow Process
Five years ago I was lucky to be offered an opportunity that changed my life forever. I was sent with a group of student success teachers to participate in a year long Professional Learning Practice led by Wil Richardson and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach. I remember sitting there the first day wondering…
Worm Free Zone
The other night my daughter came home from school with a headache. She even went so far as to tell me she could skip Gymnastics, her reason for existing! At that moment I figured something was up. A sympathetic smile and our usual discussion about her day and I discovered…
The Evolution of my PD
Professional Development (PD) is one of those topics that can mean many different things to many different people. As a teacher, you may dread the word as you reflect on wasted sessions spent exploring topics of no interest to you or that offer any benefit to your students. Maybe the…
Past Guest Post – May 2014
This post was originally written as a guest post for a fellow teacher who has since inspired me to step out and explore the world of blogging myself! Big thanks to you Mr. Aspinall! After almost a dozen years in the education system at the Secondary level, I am…