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Category: Blog as Story

Reflections: An EduStory

Posted on June 22, 2015June 22, 2015

It was a month of celebrations, of learning journeys that finished but really only just begun. Our ImagineerTech, pilot ePortfolio and Partners in Inquiry groups gathered for celebrations of caring and sharing. There were shared “aha moments” in implementing an inquiry process and watching it unfold with students. But it was the reflective process that…

Where and How of Using Images to Enhance…Sparking the Learning

Posted on March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

 What’s the one or two questions I get asked a lot from teachers and  administrators? “Where do you get copyright free images to  use for online platforms like blogs or in presentations like  powerpoint. What types of images work better than others.” Images are extremely important especially in this increasingly visual world. They can serve to…

One Word for 2015

Posted on January 5, 2015January 4, 2015

A new year offers a flurry of activities. Like a book, the pages begin anew ready for anything you place upon it. For those of you who have a New Year’s resolution, plans go into full swing to make it happen. You might broadcast it to your family or quietly commit to take those first steps….

Where the Intersection between Talk and Courage Meet

Posted on December 1, 2014November 30, 2014

Created with Tagul.com We’ve been working and editing our Digital Citizenship (curriculum dare I say) for a bit now (squeezed in between all the other projects). And I’ve returned to the same conclusion I had at the beginning of this journey. The only thing that is really different is that we access an online environment…

PSA Day – BLOGATHON

Posted on October 27, 2014February 9, 2015

As a professional, reflection takes up a large part of our lives. Active choices stem from reflective moments steering our professional learning.  Ultimately that learning reflects back into our classrooms with students.  We were privileged to spend Friday with a group of K-12 teachers and student teachers at Burnaby Central. Titled “Blogathon“, it provided an…

Engage in the Experience – Professional Learning

Posted on October 7, 2014October 22, 2014

As we organize our teaching/learning environments, it is important to hold time to learn ourselves – to challenge ourselves to engage with new ideas, to seek out new opportunities in professional learning, and to reflect how they relate with personal beliefs.  This is about connecting to what is important.  Only then can we bring powerful…

Welcome Back!

Posted on September 22, 2014September 21, 2014

This year’s start was a bit later than anticipated.  None the less, every ‘start up’  is a great time filled with anticipation. Anticipation of meeting new people, new colleagues, new and returning students, new buildings or rooms and yes admittedly some anxieties. If you’re anything like me, I always buy a new pen to celebrate new…

Voice and Choice – Teachers & Students Ring Out

Posted on May 12, 2014May 12, 2014

From time to time we continue our focus on sharing  practices in SD41 that create community and build connected stories using our blogs. On the Cariboo side of the city, resides Armstrong teacher, Jude Comeau. Her blog called Division 11’s Class Blog-Learning One Byte At A Time,  is a hive of connected learning.  Her purposes are…

An Audience of One is No Audience At All

Posted on May 1, 2014April 28, 2014

“Students need an authentic audience.”  You’ve heard this statement before. Given the vast array of opportunities, you would think that this is easy.  But any number of bells are ringing in your head and you recognize it’s not that simple.  Consider questions like “who will be the target audience – parents, peers, people across the…

Who’s Telling Your Story If You’re Not?

Posted on April 28, 2014April 21, 2014

Storytelling is as important today as years past – perhaps more so. There are many competing forces and it is challenging to capture audience’s attention.  Questions to consider might be “What is your story? Who is telling your story? How are you telling it? Is it getting to the audience you wish?” Answers will differ…

In-Between the Cracks – Questions Spark Genius

Posted on April 22, 2014April 16, 2014

  Have you ever looked at a dandelion? I mean really looked at it from all facets? OK so you have to crouch down, let your imagination flow, and ignore the stares that will obviously come.  In a little while, you’ll get a stream of questions from a group peering over you, “What are ya lookin’…

How Do You Communicate?

Posted on November 13, 2013November 16, 2013

More than any other initiative we’ve been a part, none have reached the level of activity as our wordpress blogging platform. This pilot grew from humble beginnings with the simple goal of “tell your story”.  Our question – what would happen if we gave our people an opportunity to open a window into classrooms or…

Summer Reads

Posted on August 26, 2013August 26, 2013

  Summer is a great time to catch up on all sorts of things [those pesky chores, unapologetic ‘do nothing’ attitudes…].  One thing I look forward to, is diving into books that either I’ve been waiting for or have been recommended and I just never got to it during the year.  Here’s an image of…

A Year of Discovery

Posted on June 21, 2013June 20, 2013

It’s June and I’m really not sure what happened to this year.  The ten months prior have whizzed by and here we are again.  I wanted to take this moment to share some reflections of the year and try to put things into perspective.   Our Writers Workshop folks grappled with ideas related not only…

To Blog Or Not To Blog

Posted on February 17, 2013February 18, 2013

Why blog?  Your current process of emailing parents  or sending written notices home works just fine! Why change you ask.  What makes blogging so unique? Blogging accomplishes many goals that cannot be accomplished as well as email, paper notices or student planner comments. Yes, blogging is an easy way to share homework and expectations for projects…

Learning on a Curve – Learning Tech Inquiry Team

Posted on February 11, 2013February 10, 2013

  So much to learn – that must have been the thinking bubble of each participant in our Learning Tech Inquiry group.  It was a day to use the new technologies (laptops, ipads, software) and get a bit more comfortable. This is what we explored: Start with a bit of brainstorming ideas.  We used Padlet (previously known…

Why Write?

Posted on January 10, 2013March 26, 2013

Sometimes a picture says it all… While using ComicLife is a powerful tool to create comics, sometimes what’s required is a tool that has its own built in media library.  There are many out on the web to choose.  The one above is from LearnEnglishKids by the British Council. A range of panels, backgrounds, characters…

December – The Gift of Time

Posted on December 9, 2012December 9, 2012

It’s December and most every hour is in high gear, trying to get those last minute  projects  merged in with winter festivities.  And just this weekend, we got our first whiff of snow.  Magic is in the air among the smell of gingerbread houses, mandarin oranges and other treats popping up in all locations.  Not…

Power of the Many – Writers Writing

Posted on October 29, 2012

Thinking extends to greater possibilities when we’re together supporting and learning from each other.  Our second session of dynamic writers took us through a series of activities to explore ideas of “writing,  what it means to write in the digital age, identified the principles of writing workshop, …  We had a bit of time to…

Adding Alternative Modes to Blogs – Connecting to Audience

Posted on October 22, 2012

Sometimes writing just text won’t do and you want to add some spice to get your point across.  Or you’re thinking of  how you might communicate more clearly to your audience.  Like oral conversations, a variety of examples may be helpful to clarify thinking.   One simple way is to use video and embed content…

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