Last night, the #IMMOOC live Season 4 Episode 4 with Katie Martin, Eric Chagala, Kaleb Rashad, and John Spencer didn’t disappoint. Although John’s mic was pretty crackly, it seems as though it held out long enough for him to give his two cents on this […]
We are taking part in the #IMMOOC week 3 Collaborative blog challenge. This post is co-written by Matthew Arend and Annick Rauch. In what areas of your life do you feel valued? Do these areas coincide with where you choose to dedicate more time and […]
I am so fortunate to work in a school where we are encouraged to go deep and develop essential life skills instead of simply skimming over all of the content which never leads to much learning that sticks. We are told that it is okay […]
The unknown is scary. Change is also scary. And trust me I know all too well that combining these two can be utterly overwhelming. I also know, though, that amazing things can come out of unknown and different situations if we embrace these opportunities. What […]
Lesson plans organized and thought out to a T, my grade two students and I embarked on an adventure to explore what we are thankful for… but I couldn’t have predicted what happened; sometimes things just don’t go as planned! We started off by reading […]
“Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and […]
Last week, on Thursday January 18th, École Sage Creek School had its Official Opening ceremony! It was absolutely moving to be in the gym which was filled with so many people; from parents, to students, to community members, to staff, to LRSD board members, to […]
This week, I came across this post on Facebook: “It is truly unbelievable that the use of cell phones is not banned in *name of district* high schools, universally.” It stopped me dead in my tracks. When I see things like this, I’m never sure […]
This morning, I came across this quote from “The Innovator’s Mindset” by Geroge Couros that I had shared a year ago. As I read it over again this morning, I struck a cord with me, even deeper than it had a year ago. Your voice […]
The skewed perception of success coming easily to “some people” has been on my mind a lot lately. In my post Not Easy, but Worth It, I highlighted the struggles, hard work, and sacrifices that go on behind the scenes of success. I can’t help […]