Strength-Based Staff
Being able to see, hear and experience every classroom in the school is one of my favourite parts of being a Learning Coach. Part of this is selfish (I am constantly “stealing” ideas to add to my...
View ArticlePyramid Of Success
Most people have probably heard of Coach John Wooden. If you haven’t, you should check out one of the many sites dedicated to him. I had heard of Coach Wooden but didn’t realize the positive impact he...
View ArticleWhen To Jump
I’ve been thinking about the bandwagon again. New Year’s Resolutions and all. It seems like every January, I find myself in the same position, thinking about where I am, what’s going to get me to...
View ArticleTalk-Reach-Throw-Row-Go-Tow; Learning to Lead
I recently re- read, “Not Waving, But Drowning”, by Tony Borash. He is a lead instructional coach for Albemarie County Public Schools which has approximately 1,200 teachers. He writes about the...
View ArticleChange is Messy Work
In the book, The Art of Coaching by Elena Aguilar, she defines the “trans” in “transformation” as meaning “across, on the other side of, beyond – where we are going is unknown and yet to be defined”....
View ArticleCelebrating the Efforts
As the year winds down, people are exhausted yet excited. Students are busy completing assessments, enjoying year end field trips, looking forward to vacation plans over the summer. Staff are...
View ArticleSummer…Rest, Rejuvenate and Take Some Time to do …Nothing.
It’s June. The sun shines warmly this week as schools across Parkland School Division push through the final exciting last days before summer holidays officially begin. Provincial Achievement tests,...
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We Want You! (#EdCampPSD70)
Last spring I was asked to join the committee organizing our first-ever EdCamp in PSD, and I’m so glad I did! I have never before been to an EdCamp, but as I learn more and more about it, I love the...
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Read and Reflect – love it when an article gets you going!!
Photo Credit: brillianthues via Compfight There are very few articles that I feel should be shared out on a large scale: ”Making Differences Ordinary in Inclusive Classrooms” is one that I would love...
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The Four Horsemen…Not so Scary!!
We have all heard about growth mindset and the power and importance of having growth mindset to move forward. At the same time, through various discussions fixed mindsets are what create some of a...
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Literacy, Literacy, Literacy… Numeracy?
http://goo.gl/AzeVDz One thing that has really stood out to me in the first two months as a Learning Coach is how often numeracy has been neglected due to a strong focus on literacy. The most common...
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Find a Way or Make a Way
Photo Credit: FutUndBeidl via Compfight cc So excited to share with all of you another amazing speaker that I was fortunate enough to see this year. I have followed Paula Kluth for quite awhile and...
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45 Minutes of Discussion = 8 Months of Self-Assessment
Criteria on Placemats It is amazing how 45 minutes of class time can make such a difference in your teaching practice and for the learning of your students. I have been team-teaching with a grade three...
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Using Cooperative Learning in the Classroom – When We All Get to Share Our...
pixgood.com I love to learn and keep telling my students that we will always be learning throughout our lives! Over the past couple of months I have been taking PD based on Cooperative Learning...
View ArticleHigh Expectations From Future Employers = A New Focus On Cross Curricular...
Most recently my teen-aged daughter got her first part time job. Although this is an entry level position (her very first step into the world of work), I was amazed at how complicated the whole...
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Making Thinking Visible
Over the past few weeks, I have been working with our learning communities on using a variety of thinking strategies during the implementation of inquiry projects. As mentioned in an earlier post,...
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Engaging Games
When teaching Language Arts a number of years ago, one of the choices I often gave students was to create a board game as a means to visually demonstrate their understanding of characters and events...
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YES….
▓▒░ TORLEY ░▒▓ via Compfight This is the third time I have begun my blog post. It took me awhile to decide on a topic. Finally, in a flash it came to me. I want to share the “YES” that is becoming...
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