About a month ago, George Couros sent me a DM on Twitter asking me if I’d be interested in helping to lead a second round of an Instagram Book Study based on his book, The Innovator’s Mindset. Although his message kind of caught me off […]
We’ve all heard the saying “Knowledge is power” and although most people tend to nod in agreement, upon further reflection, I would argue that knowledge itself isn’t power… it’s what you do with it that’s can be powerful (or not). When I think of this, […]
Starting up a brand new school is not an opportunity that many educators get in their lifetime. It was just over a year ago that I found out that I was going to get the opportunity, along with my new incredible colleagues, to open up […]
With round 4 of #IMMOOC just around the corner, and plenty of people wondering what all the fuss is about, I thought I would share a bit of information and some personal experiences from the previous rounds. Buckle up and enjoy the ride!! When you’re […]
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 […]
2017 has been an amazing year for me and although I’m sad to see it coming to an end, I’m excited for the future, and what another year of growth will look like. I feel as though lately, I’ve been in a little bit of […]
The title of this post was originally “Mental Health First” but I changed it, because taking care of our overall health should always be our priority – which mental health is certainly a huge part of. There were so many amazing parts to this week […]
Several people have asked me questions in regards to #IMMOOC recently, so I decided to blog about it to offer a bit more information and some of my personal experiences from the previous rounds. I hope it helps and I hope to see some familiar […]
This blog post is co-written by best friends, Nycol Didcote and Annick Rauch after attending Connect 2017 in Niagara Falls. At the beginning of the school year, we were searching for a conference to attend which would be worthwhile… so, we decided to ask for […]