Feb

27

A stick or an excuse…

February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Our school began a 1:1 pilot four years ago (I was the lead teacher for the project), and we went full-blown 1:1 across Grades 7 and 8 in the fall of 2006. In that time our students and teachers have become familiar of at least some of the opportunities and challenges that are inherent [...]

Feb

21

Flashbacks…

February 21, 2008 | 3 Comments

I used to dislike writing. I was one of those kids who would rather do anything that write a paragraph, only to have it edited, revised and rewritten. It was simply drudgery. Last night and today I was reminded why.
In our communications module for my District Leadership program we were asked [...]

Feb

12

Feeling the warmth…

February 12, 2008 | 7 Comments

I have never been to Australia…at least not until yesterday (today?).
Some students at our school are participating in the upcoming middle school writing workshop of the 1001 Flat World Tales project, along with another Canadian school, four US schools and two schools from Australia. After assuming the unofficial role of workshop coordinator - [...]

Feb

8

Overwhelmed? …Glad it’s Friday!

February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As I was sitting at my desk - staring at my screen - I began to feel a bit overwhelmed. Open was my twitter, skype and netvibes (my current feedreader).
I have found lately that skype and twitter have pushed blogs (including my own) to the background. Like our kids, I like the immediacy [...]

Feb

8

Connected to the Top of the Earth…

February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Breaking down the walls of the classroom and having students connect with the world is one of the powerful learning opportunities afforded by Web 2.0.
Fredericton native Brian Jones is taking his concern for the environment and for student learning to a whole new level in a couple of months when he embarks on [...]