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Let Go of Control Through Twitter
I set up this Twitter account (@stmarylibrary) last August and have been using it to share the wonderful activities that take place at my school every day. This has allowed me to make many...
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Teachers – Invite Them and They Will Tweet
For some time now I’ve been preaching to my teachers about the benefits of Twitter. Since opening my own account in May 2011 I would say that I’ve grown more as an educator than in the previous 20...
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Who’s Teaching Who?
I’ve been noticing some interesting happenings around my school this year. The long-standing relationship between teachers and DIGITAL NATIVE students is starting to change. In a slow way and in small...
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The Difficult Struggle of Letting Go
I recently read this post by Will Richardson where he described the bold 21st century transformation of a Nevada charter school as one “…not fully understanding the shift to self-directed, personal...
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The Kids Want to Cover Our School.
This year a very keen intern teacher has started a global justice club at my school. I love the idea because it gives the students an opportunity to build the important 21st century competency of...
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Don’t Just “Cover” Curriculum
In our province the English Language Arts curriculum is loaded with numerous outcomes at every grade level. While looking through these outcomes last week my attention was drawn to the concept of...
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How Transformation Actually Occurs
PART 1 Last week I was going about my nightly ritual of checking student Kidblog accounts to moderate and approve any posts or comments that may have been submitted in the past 24 hours. I’ve been...
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Try A Mystery Skype. Here’s Why.
If you’ve never tried a Mystery Skype with your class, you should. It’s a highly engaging way to build important competencies in your students. A Mystery Skype is just a simple guessing game at first...
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The Power of a Single Tweet
Last week a team of three amazing educators from Randolph Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina spent two day at my little school in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. This unlikely relationship has...
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Need Ideas? Just Ask.
My grade 1-3 teachers have been planning for next year and are looking for creative and engaging ways to build a literacy intervention block into the daily schedule. Language Arts and Math would be...
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Let Go of Control Through Twitter
I set up this Twitter account (@stmarylibrary) last August and have been using it to share the wonderful activities that take place at my school every day. This has allowed me to make many...
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Teachers – Invite Them and They Will Tweet
For some time now I’ve been preaching to my teachers about the benefits of Twitter. Since opening my own account in May 2011 I would say that I’ve grown more as an educator than in the previous 20...
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Who’s Teaching Who?
I’ve been noticing some interesting happenings around my school this year. The long-standing relationship between teachers and DIGITAL NATIVE students is starting to change. In a slow way and in small...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Difficult Struggle of Letting Go
I recently read this post by Will Richardson where he described the bold 21st century transformation of a Nevada charter school as one “…not fully understanding the shift to self-directed, personal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Kids Want to Cover Our School.
This year a very keen intern teacher has started a global justice club at my school. I love the idea because it gives the students an opportunity to build the important 21st century competency of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Don’t Just “Cover” Curriculum
In our province the English Language Arts curriculum is loaded with numerous outcomes at every grade level. While looking through these outcomes last week my attention was drawn to the concept of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Transformation Actually Occurs
PART 1 Last week I was going about my nightly ritual of checking student Kidblog accounts to moderate and approve any posts or comments that may have been submitted in the past 24 hours. I’ve been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Let Go of Control Through Twitter
I set up this Twitter account (@stmarylibrary) last August and have been using it to share the wonderful activities that take place at my school every day. This has allowed me to make many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Teachers – Invite Them and They Will Tweet
For some time now I’ve been preaching to my teachers about the benefits of Twitter. Since opening my own account in May 2011 I would say that I’ve grown more as an educator than in the previous 20...
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Who’s Teaching Who?
I’ve been noticing some interesting happenings around my school this year. The long-standing relationship between teachers and DIGITAL NATIVE students is starting to change. In a slow way and in small...
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