I love the picture of this little guy on the front page of The Vancouver Sun. The sparkle in his eyes and the look on his face remind me so much of my son at that age. With life comes the opportunity for grand adventure! Joy is suppose to be part of every child’s life. Continue reading “A New Age of Joy & Optimism for Indigenous Peoples in Canada”
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Breathing Life into History
Walking in downtown Charlottetown is like being part of those Murder Mystery board game where everyone dresses up and assumes a role. Actors dressed in period costumes assume the roles of the a Fathers of Confederation and Victorian women and wander around The Province House area where the notion of a Canadian Dominion was conceived inContinue reading “Breathing Life into History”
Lit Circles Meet iPad Revisited
My grade 3/4 students were given a new assignment posted on Showbie. I love being able to post the text and then add the voice note. The assignment was inspired by the article “Literature Circles Go Digital” by Karen Bromley , and her several grad students at Binghamton University in New York, ” in theContinue reading “Lit Circles Meet iPad Revisited”
Canada Reads The Orenda
The Orenda by Joseph Boyden was a perfect pick for the 2014 Canada Reads selection. It appeals to me both as a reader and a history major. It brings a greater depth to the inter-relationship between the Huron, the Iroquois, the French explorers/traders, and the Jesuit missionaries during the 17th century. You come face toContinue reading “Canada Reads The Orenda”
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