professional development
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Looking back on my PD journey in 2018 in #OntEd
Waking up to more cutbacks in #ontEd funding is never fun. So I decided to look at the data. This post is all about the different ways I developed professionally in 2018. There were so many great happenings around the province this year. It never ceases me to amaze me the passion that Ontario educators…
#pb4t, amnesty international book club, Brian Weishar, BringITTogether, Chelsea Klukas, Colinda Clyne, CONNECT conference, Diana Maliszewski, ECOO, Edugains, Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD), first nations metis inuit, Jenn Coleman, Jess Longthorne, Leigha Turner, OLA Superconference, Ontario education, ontario library association, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, Ontario Teachers Federation, OTF Connects, Pam Eurig, professional development, Sandra Herbst, Sandy Kritzer, Sean Hamilton, self-directed learning, Stephen Hurley, Tina Ginglo, Todd Pottle, Trish Morgan, Upper Grand District School Board, VoicEd Canada
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My ongoing professional learning
My love affair with Mindomo continues. Here I am trying to explore the Ontario College of Teachers’ Standards of Practice. I’m focusing here on just one of these standards: Ongoing Professional Learning. https://www.mindomo.com/mindmap/beliefs-and-learning-about-our-own-writing-0586b22d3bd64316b6f45a9e97b86981
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School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6 – 12 by Leslie Preddy
School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6-12 by Leslie B Preddy My rating: 3 of 5 stars As a secondary librarian, without planning time, without my own students focused on design/construction/creativity, I’m launching a full-time makerspace this fall that is filled with mostly donated items from the now-extinct home economics and fashion programs at my school. We…
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School libraries and eLearning: Answering the call for access and equity
Michelle Campbell and I presented at CONNECT 2018 in Niagara Falls this week. After some very encouraging conversations at Treasure Mountain Canada in October, we decided to take our ideas about the intersection of school libraries and eLearning success to the wider audience at this conference. CanConnect attracts some of the greatest education influencers in…
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The Feedback-Friendly Classroom by Deborah McCallum
The Feedback-Friendly Classroom by Deborah McCallum My rating: 4 of 5 stars There are so many hidden gems in this unassuming book. McCallum uses gentle prompts to stir up thinking about how we build trust, reliance and collaboration in our classrooms with the ultimate tools of feedback. If we could write the follow up to…
threadbare beauty 