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May
18
“Release the Hounds” by Chris Harbeck
Category: Pedegogy, Pro-D, School2.0, education, learning, pairadimes, presentation, student leadership | 
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You can go to the K12Online page or to Chris’ wiki page.
To put it simply… there is something here for everyone!
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This presentation takes participants along my journey into integrating 2.0 applications and “21st Century Learning” into my pedagogy. The presentation will show how teacher driven assignments and projects teach students some of the skills they […]
May
6
Transitions, Transformations, and Transgressions
Category: blogging, books I like, leadership, learning, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection, student leadership | 1 Comment
- Originally posted August 28th, 2007 -
If you come to a fork in the road, take it. - Yogi Berra
Transitions
I’ve taken a job at a high school and I am looking forward to the new challenge! After seven years of teaching Grade 8’s and two years of teaching Grade 9’s, I will now […]
May
5
Reflections: Stirring in the crock pot
Category: blogging, books I like, connecting online, education, metaphor, networks, pairadimes, reflection, technology | 1 Comment
Spring brings new beginnings just as a school year comes to an end. As a teacher it is difficult not to be reflective in June.
Special moments remembered, peppered lightly with what could have been, and never transpired. The nostalgia seems to loom more so this year as I contemplate a move after my nine-year […]
May
4
The Capacity to Lead
Category: compassion, education, leadership, learning, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection, student leadership | Leave a Comment
Students of all ages have the capacity to lead.
For a few years now I have taken a group of Grade 7 and 8 students to our feeder schools to teach the incoming Grade 5’s the “Seven Secrets of Leadership”, but really it is about so much more than that!
This is from the e-mail I send […]
Apr
19
“I’m a mop not a sponge”: Metaphors all the way down
Category: Pedegogy, books I like, education, learning, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection, technology | Leave a Comment
A well-known scientist once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the Earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the centre of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy.
At the end of the lecture, a little old lady at the back of the room got up […]
Mar
31
Candy Cultures - Reflections on a leadership activity
Category: leadership, lessons, pairadimes, reflection, student leadership | 1 Comment
For a number of years I have used The Candy Cultures Activity, first as a multiculturalism activity, then as a leadership activity. I had a chance to experience it on two other levels recently. First, I ran the activity at our Pro-D with staff a week ago. I also shared it with the Student […]
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