I am working in Japan this year and I have chosen to take a MOOC on Social Psychology while I am away. Now I chose the course before I decided to move, but I think that fate stepped in because the content of this course seems so relevant to me right now.…
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Loading...I am starting a new adventure this year and I am looking for a little advice. Please view my reflection below and then feel free to share your thoughts with me.
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...My day of compassion
On Friday September 6th,2013 I attempted to complete my day of compassion. For this project I will refer to compassion as the sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compassion…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I got freaked out by a large cockroach in my bathroom before bed last night. I went to pick it up to throw it out the front door and it flew at my face so I screamed and then slammed the shower door (so cockroach is still in there).…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...As I spend time in Japan this year, I have made an opening for a brand new counsellor to work at Bishop Carroll. I have also left behind a dear friend who is going to make sure that “the new guy” has a fantastic first experience.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Today I am starting the Courseara course “Social Psychology” by Dr. Scott Plous. Last spring I took a leadership course which I found very interesting but disconnected from as it was so large and the professor was unaware of the difference between conducting a lecture and facilitating an online forum.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This week I had a lot of fun tinkering around online, thanks for the great ideas Open Spokes. I was trying out new ideas while reflecting on what I want to teach my kids.
I started out playing with the new haiku deck app… see the following link,
http://www.haikudeck.com/p/mQBhZc6BTC/what-i-hope-my-children-will-learn-from-me…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...One of the things that I love most about #Etmooc (yes, I know it’s been three months but I’m still singing its praises) was the way it encouraged all of us to become reflective practitioners and life long learners.
I try to think: What I’m currently doing in my classroom might already be working well- but we need to be constantly playing around to find ways to make it better and more relevant to my students http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/Journal/files/Letter_from_a_Hybrid_Student.html…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Yesterday I woke up to a surreal situation. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, my hometown, the place where I have lived since birth, was declared to be in a state of emergency due to flooding. I heard it on the news and then went straight to my twitter account to gain all the latest up to date information.…
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Stampede Park – facing south – June 21 @ 7:30 PM
Today I was to be study day at school. I was supposed wake up with my alarm, shower, and head to work.
Last night I started to watch the news and around 11:30PM the news caster announced that CBE and CCSD school were to be closed Friday.
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