-
Feeds
Sep
19
What ‘we’ want for ‘our’ children
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, compassion, leadership, pairadimes, presentation, reflection | 
Leave a Comment
Heidi Hass Gable has done something special!
Here is her presentation, What I Want for My Children:
Her post simply says this:
My hope is that it will move you, it will motivate you,
it will make you think and it will inspire you to get involved in your child’s education,
to support your teachers and to be part of […]
Sep
12
1-to-1 presentation
Category: School2.0, education, leadership, learning, networks, pairadimes, presentation, restructuring, technology | 2 Comments
A year ago I went to see my friends Dave Sands and Brian Kuhn presenting to parents that were part of a 1-1 (one laptop per child) pilot program at a Middle School. Little did I know that I’d be moved to that same school as the Vice Principal in February, and that I’d be […]
Aug
14
Are You a Catalyst for Change?
Category: Learning Conversations, Pro-D, School2.0, Social Responsibility, blogging, connecting online, education, leadership, learning, networks, pairadimes, reflection, restructuring | 7 Comments
It is now a month after BLC08 and a recent comment has stirred up some thoughts that sent me back to a blog draft I wrote months ago. On Defragging my brain after BLC08, Angela Kerns mentioned that of my nine ‘take-aways’, #3 and #4 resonated with her:
3. Face-to-face meetings with your network are powerful… […]
Jul
17
Learning Conversations -Presentation 2, BLC08
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, Pro-D, School2.0, connecting online, education, leadership, lessons, pairadimes, presentation, reflection, technology | 5 Comments
This presentation has two parts:
1. Where do our learning conversations need to go? Here are three guiding principles to help us find our way:
• Not the Knowing, but the Process of Inquiry.
• Not covering the curriculum, but ‘uncovering’ the curriculum.
• A focus in innovation, creativity and design.
How do we model this… every day?
Here is a […]
Jul
3
Presenting…
Category: Learning Conversations, blogging, connecting online, pairadimes, presentation, technology | 5 Comments
I missed out on NECC both physically and online. Despite my wonderful network, with @derrallg Ustreaming, and @durff plurking live links, I just could not find the time. I’ve read a few blog posts about NECC, but one has caught my attention. Ewan McIntosh is (Not) coping with cognitive overload:
I feel like the glass […]
Jun
2
Evaluating a Journey
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, education, instructional design, metaphor, pairadimes, presentation, reflection | Leave a Comment
Have you ever spent hours working on something and then looked at the final product only to wonder where the time and effort went? That’s how I feel about the rubric I have been working on for the Graduation Transitions Program (for which I am the coordinator at our school).
Last year, under the old program, […]
May
31
Most Influential
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, School2.0, connecting online, education, leadership, learning, networks, pairadimes, reflection, restructuring, technology | 1 Comment
We are influenced by so many things in our lives. Identifying what has a significant influence on us can be difficult. Here are two things that I believe can be categorized as most influential… and they both happened Monday.
1. Fifteen year old Kristine wrote a very influential blog post last May. It coincided with […]
Apr
15
SUCCESS(full) Presentation
Category: Pro-D, education, learning, lessons, pairadimes, presentation | Leave a Comment
success: Richard St. John (From TED)
This isn’t only a presentation about what leads to success… it is also about presenting successfully.
It is about how to use Powerpoint (or another presentation tool) effectively: Simple graphics, purposeful movement/animation, a single key word, effective use of bold font, a minimalist quote, good pacing, simple humour, and a message […]
