Alberta’s New MO on Student Learning
On May 6, 2013, with little or no fanfare, ministerial order #001/2013 (Student Learning) was signed by Alberta Education Minister, Jeff Johnson; bringing into full force all aspects of Inspiring...
View ArticleThe New Look Teacher Interview
If you’re an educator you’ve most likely been interviewed at some point in your career. The interview, of course, is designed to assist the hiring committee in determining whether or not a particular...
View ArticleOur Grade 2 App Smackdown – An Experiment.
According to Cybrary Man’s Educational Websites (@cybraryman1), “a Smackdown or Show and Tell is a sharing of websites, tools or teaching tricks that you have found to be great to use. You are given 2...
View ArticleParents Said No to the Test
Two months ago, before Alberta Education announced that the province will be phasing out grade 3, 6 and 9 Provincial Achievement Tests, I was approached by a couple of parents at my school. Initially,...
View ArticleHow Do We Get From Here to There?
Last week I attended the Zone 1, 2 and 3 College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS) annual Summer conference in Jasper. In attendance were system leaders and top government officials, all who...
View ArticleLearning Commons – It’s Not An Add On
In the coming weeks I will be working with 7 pilot schools in my district to begin a shift away from the traditional use of the school library and toward a Learning Commons model. I’ve been asked by...
View ArticleAt Heart, I’m Still A Teacher
All of us who move into district leadership positions must remember that we are still teachers. This past Friday I visited 4 schools in our district to present on Library Learning Commons. It was a...
View ArticleWhat Can We Learn From A Swiss Watch?
I’ve always thought we can learn a lot from a great story of the past. My father always told me that by doing so we can avoid making the same mistakes ourselves. I can remember him reading me stories...
View ArticleWhat Do We Do With What We’ve Got?
Recently I attended the Apple Education Leadership Institute in Toronto where school system leaders from throughout our country and around the world gathered to network and share innovative and forward...
View ArticleSunday Morning Asynchronous Learning
This quick post is intended to highlight the power of Twitter as a way to draw a diverse group of passionate educators together around an educational topic. This morning, just before 9 a.m. a teacher...
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