One of the innovative projects I am pleased to work on this year involves a collaboration between myself, another counselling colleague and our art teacher. BCHS Spectrum Club’s mission is to bring people together and spread a message of love and acceptance.…
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Identity Crisis
Struggle
So it’s been awhile. As a matter of practice, I don’t write here about my family or politics. But I want to change that for maybe one post. It’s my attempt to come to grips with what has been happening in the U.S.…
A Review: A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
This book has been on my reading pile for two summers. This Christmas I simply grabbed it off the pile and had no expectations of the book itself. I could not put the book down.…
A Review: The Best Kind of People
A Review: The Best Kind of People
By Zoe Whittall
I was drawn to this book given its somewhat relatable premise. A highly regarded educator and upstanding citizen has an unthinkable claim made against him. The resulting fallout not only ruins his career but impacts his entire family.…
A Review: Professional Capital:Transforming Teaching in Every School
If you have hopes of making a significant impact or change in any system that seems mired in bureaucracy, entrenched beliefs, and on overall lack of vision that makes a systematic shift nearly impossible, then Professional Capital is a must read.…
ART THERAPY: We All Wear a Mask
One of the innovative projects I am pleased to work on this year involves a collaboration between myself, another counselling colleague and our art teacher.
BCHS Spectrum Club’s mission is to bring people together and spread a message of love and acceptance.…
Being Disruptive
No Problems…..Just Solutions.
One of my favourite sayings is, “No problems, just solutions.”
Educators face many challenges today. Class size and composition, reduction in funding and services, and the adoption of multiple initiatives involving curriculum and reporting.
In my current teaching position I would identify two urgent problems, or as I like to refer to them – challenges.
The Return of YouTube RSS
I just read this on OLDaily ~ by Stephen Downes in my RSS reader.
Points to
apparently YouTube has decided to allow users to follow channels via RSS again,
from: YouTube has (apparently) reinstated RSS feeds – BiteofanApple
It seems to work, I’ve aded my own channel to my RSS reader, Inoreader, and it worked fine.…