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How Do You Want Families to Feel on the First Day of School?
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With thanks to Pernille Ripp for title inspiration. My nieces and and nephew just started at new schools in Washington, D.C. after a move across the country. They were excited and nervous, as you would expect. And so were my brother and sister-in-law. They didn’t know exactly what to expect either and wanted their kids…
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Two Essential Questions for Reflection
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The end of a school year always prompts reflection. After collapsing exhausted on Canada Day to recover from the whirlwind of June, educators take a few deep breaths and think about their year. That reflection takes different forms. It can be mulling over how your class did as you sip a morning coffee on the…
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Lisa Neale – #HWDSBaccelerate
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Lisa Neale is a seasoned educator with some serious street cred when it comes to using technology. An early adopter and unafraid to explore and then dive right in, Lisa has created the conditions in her school for staff and students to use technology for learning and is always there to support and guide. But…
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Courage and Me
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I can be a big scaredy cat. The usual stuff scares me: high cliffs, bad turbulence, near accident misses. I have a few other fears too, like those big creepy crawly bugs with tons of legs. Ugh. If you have a couch handy, maybe I could share the rest of my neuroses sometime! But I’m…
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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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Mindfulness in June
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The last month of school, whether May, June or December, depending where you live in the world, is super exciting! There are many great activities, excursions, and of course, farewell assemblies or graduations. In many ways it is one of my favourite times. I love attending graduations and witnessing the success and pride of our…