engagement

  • “Why Would I Want to Learn from Someone Who Doesn’t Want to Learn from Me?”

    This is a powerful quote from an Ontario student on the Minister’s Student Advisory Council. It challenges every educator to think about what students have to teach us. It uncovers the power differential inherent in today’s schooling model.  It points the way to a real interaction between teacher and student where ideas are respected and where…

  • Jump Start Your PD

    Did you wish you could do this at the last meeting or learning session you attended? Maybe you did! Or maybe you just spent most of the time surreptitiously checking your email or texting your friends and family. Maybe you even arranged a “fake call”, so you could get out of the session early. Time…