EQAO results do matter; why can’t they be celebrated? And why can’t we use them as red flags for schools that are struggling?
Literacy · Teaching Reflections · Topics for Parents and Students

EQAO results do matter; why can’t they be celebrated? And why can’t we use them as red flags for schools that are struggling?

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Why are school administrators backing away from celebrating EQAO achievements? Is this creating complacency in underperforming schools?

The binder is dead; go paperless using online learning journals! Easy. Engaging. Evaluative.
Teaching Reflections · Technology in Education · Topics for Parents and Students

The binder is dead; go paperless using online learning journals! Easy. Engaging. Evaluative.

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I LOVE online learning communities for educators. Although I’ve really only started following some great teachers on Twitter, Facebook and Teachers Pay Teachers this school year, I genuinely feel like I’ve learned more over the past few months about pedagogy and cool new teaching ideas than I have in the past 10. This is where I… Continue reading The binder is dead; go paperless using online learning journals! Easy. Engaging. Evaluative.

5 Reasons YOU NEED a stand up desk in your classroom
Health and Wellness for Teachers · Teaching Reflections · Topics for Parents and Students

5 Reasons YOU NEED a stand up desk in your classroom

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A fringe benefit of my 21st century classroom has been acquiring a stand up desk. At first, I wasn’t too sure about it. How could I mark standing up? Type? Conference with students? I could envision teaching and lecturing or modelling on the Smartboard, but nothing really beyond that. Then, I saw THIS on Facebook…….Sitting… Continue reading 5 Reasons YOU NEED a stand up desk in your classroom