Open to Learning

This is one of two posts I’ve been meaning to write since I attended ASCD13 in Chicago over my spring break.

After I attended the ASCD Conference in Chicago, where I learned so much, I went home to my parents’ place for a different kind of lesson.…

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Learning to Lead by Being Falafel

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Thanks to morguefile for the photo

My permanent residence is in my head.  Often I am a wee bit philosophical.  Talking about my thinking helps me to create space and relevance for it in my daily actions.  Currently, I’m trying to cultivate more positive thoughts so that my actions reflect that positivity.  …

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TALONS Panel: Open High School Learning

I had the great pleasure this morning to speak with TALONS alumni Liam St. Louis, Jonathan Toews, Clayton Dowdell, Megan Edmunds, Zoe Fajber and Iris Hung (along with Verena Roberts & the #ETMOOC crowd via Google Hangout) about the experiments and experiences in Open Learning we’ve embarked on in their four years at Gleneagle.

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Adventure School

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“We are the stories we tell.” – Darren Kuropatwa

“The truth about stories is that’s all we are.” – Thomas King

The job I had before I got back into teaching elementary school was with a Japanese Company called FIA in a program called Adventure School. …

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Playing with Prezi – The Plan for Learning

The Learning Plan for my EDCI 515 course through UVic Masters of Ed.  I will credit and thank S. Johnson for recognizing the researcher trait and the sharing tendency in me and inviting me on this journey with her.

With some help from Valerie Irvine and the #etmooc Blackboard session and some really great blogposts from Howard RheingoldRobin Good, and Beth Kanter, I feel like I’m on my way.…

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