Sometimes, my best ideas come to me at the last minute, and they often come to me when I least expect them… in the shower, while driving, or folding laundry. They usually stem from something I heard, read, or saw, and with my life being […]
Welcome to the 4th and final week of Growth Mindset Read Aloud 2 #MindsetMondayLRSD (if you’re just hopping in now, we’d love to have you, and you can click here for more info)! We really hope that you and your students have enjoyed the ride so far […]
Welcome to week 3 of Growth Mindset Read Aloud 2 #MindsetMondayLRSD (click here for more info if you’re just joining us now… it’s not too late)!!! So far, this adventure has been incredible and we’ve been loving seeing the connections forming from near and far! It’s so fun to […]
Welcome to week 2 of our Growth Mindset Read Aloud 2 #MindsetMondayLRSD! We are so glad that you are continuing to develop your and your students’ growth mindset with us! If you are joining us for the first time, welcome aboard (and feel free to click here for […]
Welcome to the first week of Growth Mindset Read Aloud 2 #MindsetMondayLRSD! (If you need more info on the format of this Read Aloud, please click here). Nycol and I are thrilled to go through this process again and hope that it will be a rich experience […]
One of the biggest reasons I went into teaching was because of my second grade teacher. She saw past my academic struggles and created incredible learning experiences that I still remember to this day. One of my favourites was when my classmates and I headed […]
Starting Januay 7th, we challenge you and your students to partake in our second #MindsetMondayLRSD Growth Mindset Read Aloud. Each week, for four weeks, a new book that will deepen your learning and engage your students in powerful and meaningful conversations, will be featured by […]
We are living in the 21st century where things are changing faster than ever. This obviously creates incredible opportunities, but that doesn’t happen without many challenges, too. A few weeks ago, I came across this post on Facebook and it really hit home, not only […]
Teachers wear many hats and parents wear many hats, too. What is becoming more and more obvious to me as my children go through school is that being a teacher and a parent comes with many challenges. I’ve written about some of these challenges in […]