change
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What’s New with My #Oneword
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Change Yep, there’s been a fair bit of change since January. Not that I’m surprised. One significant change has affected me professionally and personally. Our previous Director of Education, Dr. John Malloy, took on a new position in Toronto at the beginning of January. We had a six month interim period to June before our…
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Living in the Tension
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Ambiguity. Uncertainty. Not knowing. All these arrive in times of transition. Whether we await the appointment of a new leader, or we wonder what a major decision and its effect will be on our day to day work, we feel that tension as we are suspended between what was and what will be. Sometimes these feelings…
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So Now What?
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I’ve read some wonderful posts in response to Scott MacLeod‘s brilliant #makeschooldifferent challenge. Educators have thoughtful, inspired ideas. It’s been so interesting to see what people think must change and where thoughts intersect. I urge you to go to the #makeschooldifferent hashtag on Twitter and check out some blogs. As I reflected on my #makeschooldifferent…
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#makeschooldifferent – Five Things
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With thanks to Scott McLeod, who started this whole thing, Donna Fry, who picked it up in Ontario, and Aviva Dunsiger who tagged me in her post. 1. We have to stop pretending…that learning is natural and easy. Maybe when we were babies and toddlers, learning came easy. But it’s hard and it takes time.…
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Looking Back
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Today I gaze back at myself as a new teacher. I had never imagined I might become a teacher, but there I was. Last December, Vicky Loras posted a blog challenge “What’s Your Story“. I came across it through Doug Peterson, who posted his own: “How Did I Get Here?” At the time, I flipped the…