Monthly Archives: November 2011

November 29, 2011

Language Learning: Fall SLC

My grades 9/12 ELA classes have just finished student-led conferences. For the most part, during the conferences, I am a silent note-taker sitting at a different table. This fall conference marks the beginning of the second year with this group … Continue reading →

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November 12, 2011

Out of Tune

A bunch of stuff was out of tune Thursday. During the Remembrance Day service the kindergartens, grade 1 and grade 2 shared. They shared K’Naan’s Wavin Flag. If you haven’t listened to it, do. The kids rocked it. I mean … Continue reading →

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November 4, 2011

Spirit of Gratitude

It has been a stressful three weeks. I have been worried about my students, and let’s face it, I have been angry with them too. And almost everyone in our learning space has felt it. There have been moments when … Continue reading →

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Tagged as belonging, gratitude, reflection

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- From Home: Wondering May 22, 2012
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- Time To Listen April 18, 2012
  I am an educator. Though I am careful about the details of the stories I share, I share my truth. I share my story. Why? Because I ask the same of my kids. Because sometimes the kids in my world … Continue reading →
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- How Do I Get That Job? April 3, 2012
  Last week I attended the seventeenth annual National Congress on Rural Education. My role at the conference was as teacher advisor to a team of nine high school ejournalism students from Prairie South Schools. The students were successful; this means … Continue reading →
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- For My Kids February 21, 2012
  I met a wonderful teacher Thursday at the SELU meeting. When the morning group broke off into three focus groups, the teacher group began by sharing stories. Not ten minutes into the guided discussion, one of the teachers from the … Continue reading →
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- The Importance of Sharing Our Stories January 3, 2012
  Our stories have great value. I believe if I connect only as voyeur in someone’s life, it is really my stories I fail to hear. Connecting with kids not only changes their lives, it changes mine. ~ December 20, 2011 … Continue reading →
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- Best Gift December 28, 2011
  On December 23 my daughter and I were downtown, getting coffee. I shared a story of when I attended the University of British Columbia. My daughter was surprised to learn I had attended UBC. I was certain she knew the … Continue reading →
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- Language Learning: Fall SLC November 28, 2011
  My grades 9/12 ELA classes have just finished student-led conferences. For the most part, during the conferences, I am a silent note-taker sitting at a different table. This fall conference marks the beginning of the second year with this group … Continue reading →
  saasc
- Out of Tune November 12, 2011
  A bunch of stuff was out of tune Thursday. During the Remembrance Day service the kindergartens, grade 1 and grade 2 shared. They shared K’Naan’s Wavin Flag. If you haven’t listened to it, do. The kids rocked it. I mean … Continue reading →
  saasc
- Spirit of Gratitude November 4, 2011
  It has been a stressful three weeks. I have been worried about my students, and let’s face it, I have been angry with them too. And almost everyone in our learning space has felt it. There have been moments when … Continue reading →
  saasc
- A Little Rattled September 30, 2011
  I have been eye-ball deep in a new term for almost four weeks now and what I have come to know is that my best teaching days have nothing to do with curriculum. My best days are the ones when … Continue reading →
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