Always Room to Integrate
How many times have you heard the words “integration” or “collaboration” and cringed because you were left wondering where is the time to do that authentically?
Connection
Connecting During Covid
Connecting Safely: I have been wondering how I could help our students connect beyond the classroom in more meaningful ways. During this past grade 2 unit, we started to share learning with others. Something I have missed most about music is the ability to connect and perform for others. With this in mind, I immediately went to my favorite learning platform, Twitter, and started scrolling to find ways for students to share, not just in one class, but across five classes.
Loving a Little More
We have entered into the new year, and I wondered if I should’ve done a New Year’s Resolution. I have to remind myself I have not done a New Year’s Resolution in a very long time for very good reasons.
I have never been one to make these resolutions “stick.” Not to say I don’t have goals, but a New Year’s Resolution just seems more daunting. It seems like it is something someone else forced me into doing because it is the start of the new year. Because of this feeling, I was almost never successful in my goal which then starts a negative cycle of self-pity.
School Culture Starts with Hello
What makes a great school? Who is in charge of making a great school? Is it the test scores of the students or is it the leaders that make a great school? Well, these are the common answers to this question. Great schools start with relationships and those are started with a simple, “Hello, how …
Show your… thinking?
Have you ever been teaching and wondered what your students were thinking? Have you gotten that inevitable silence and wondered if they understood an instruction or a concept? Me too. I am going to talk about how I use some of Project Zero’s Visible Thinking Routines in my own classroom to not only have my …
Mobile Learning On The Go
Long gone are the days when Twitter was used for telling people where you are or what you are eating. Twitter is a great social media platform that is not only used for having fun; it can prove to be quite useful when it comes to education. There are no barriers to Twitter; everyone is …