WHEN ? Saturday, September 24, 2022 11:00 am – 3:00 pm WHERE ? Tatlow Park. Directions WHY ? I was fortunate for Tatlow Park to be a mainstay in my growing up and adult life. This is a community celebration of the activities, stories and the learning we take away from life in a neighbourhood park. WHO ? Everyone isContinue reading “Tatlow Park Celebrates”
Category Archives: Blogging
School Leaders Who Blog
As a blogging principal, I was honoured to be featured in the June 2021 issue of the BCPVPA Principl(ed) journal. It is interesting to read about the many reasons that school leaders choose to blog and the things that they capitalize on. It is also interesting to ponder the responses that come into play inContinue reading “School Leaders Who Blog”
Why Blog?
Although I have not always thought of myself as a writer, I have always been one. I have Holly Hobby diaries recording the events of my life – who I liked, where I had ridden my bike, what Nanny Keenan had cooked for Sunday dinner, what my older sister and cousin said, and who hadContinue reading “Why Blog?”
Exploring Educational Change with Educators in Vancouver, British Columbia
Educational change is an exciting topic with he promise of many pro-active, positive changes in educational systems around the world. I am working with secondary teachers at Royal Bridge Education Group in Coquitlam today. We will be engaging in learning about educational change and responding to the ideas using strategies and tools to engage learnersContinue reading “Exploring Educational Change with Educators in Vancouver, British Columbia”
Tolerable Risk in Learning Revisited
A good chunk of my adventures these days seems to have taken the form of following my daughter around on her adventures. Work away in Barcelona. Teaching in Viet Nam. Most recently Taipei at Spring break. By the time I arrive to visit her, our daughter, Larkyn, has scoped out the place and is ableContinue reading “Tolerable Risk in Learning Revisited”
What is Powerful Professional Development?
“three elements I believe are required to exist in an infinite loop for professional development to be powerful enough to implement personal and systemic change”
PechaKucha Meets Ignite Meets Edvent
PechaKucha, Ignite and Edvent presentations have various rules to govern the format. They have one basic elements in common, to engage the audience and communicate a message within a fast paced presentation. PechaKucha Nights (PKNs) are a Japanese innovation to allow presentations from multiple presenters throughout the night. 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each (6 minutesContinue reading “PechaKucha Meets Ignite Meets Edvent”
Work Intensification & The Brain
I am a grand fan of technology. It opens up possibilities for how we work, how we teach and how we connect with the like-minded, inspiring and divergent thinkers who we wouldn’t run into in the local Starbucks. The down-side is the work intensification. It is literally possible to work 24/7 and still never finishContinue reading “Work Intensification & The Brain”
Have a Hyggelig Day
I inadvertently learned a new word today. I was following the array of posts and articles on happiness and gratitude. Long ago, my husband noted that he had never met anyone who worked so hard at being happy. It was a hard-fought learning from my childhood that has become as natural as breathing, albeit sometimesContinue reading “Have a Hyggelig Day”
The Thrill of Change
We hear a lot about the difficulty of change. The stress of change. The reluctance of people to change. However I think change in under-rated. There is an excitement and a promise of possibility that can also accompany change. Quite frankly, I love it! Change is learning. Every time we venture out of theContinue reading “The Thrill of Change”
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