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Category Archives: Engaging Everyone
Always Learning?
I recently listened to Alan Cross talking about the musical (and business) genius that is David Bowie and how he understood very early on the impact that the internet would have on the music industry. Remember “Bowie Bonds“? In 1997, … Continue reading
Minds on Math – Learning as a Community
This is a cross-post from my school blog here. This past Friday was a Professional Development day for staff at Glen Cairn PS — one of few opportunities we have throughout the year to come together for a full day … Continue reading
What Do You Want Your Next Principal to Know About ICT?
Beginning this fall, Brent Smith and I will begin leading a webinar for the Ontario Principal’s Council “Principal Qualification Program”, Part II. We thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to crowd-source some of the content to our network. What … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging Everyone, Leadership Essentials, Professional Development
Tagged Opc, PQP
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My “Welcome to School” Letter
Below is the “Welcome to School” letter I posted at our school blog. I am thrilled to be serving the Glen Cairn community as Principal and look forward to our first official day of learning together on September 4th. Dear … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging Everyone, Leadership Essentials
Tagged glencairnps, shannoninottawa, welcome to school
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Emotional Labour – at the Heart of Teaching
Labor, particularly emotional labor, is the difficult task of digging deep to engage at a personal level. Emotional labor looks like patience and kindness and respect. It’s very different from mechanical work, from filling out a form or moving a … Continue reading
Leader as Host
I recently came across the article, “It’s Time for the Heroes to Go Home“, co-authored by Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze. Like their work in “Walk Out Walk On”, this piece really resonated with my current thinking on educational leadership. … Continue reading
Parents as Partners Webcast – Building a Learning Network
Many schools are beginning to use social media to send out information to parents. Examples include twitter feeds and facebook pages. These initial forays into social media are a first step. They provide parents and the community with greater access … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging Everyone, Leadership Essentials
Tagged leadership, Lorna Costantini, ourschool.ca, Parents as Partners, social media, Twitter
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Continue Looking
Our task as educators is to nurture that curiosity. If our students continue looking, we have achieved our goal. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Pin it Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this … Continue reading
What’s your Richter scale?
If you are focused on measuring your value by whether or not some social media “big wig” follows you on twitter, stop. You are missing the point. Your voice is your value. Keep it authentic, keep it yours and keep … Continue reading
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Lead Learner Series – The Big Five
The Ottawa Carleton District School Board’s “Board Improvement Plan for Student Achievement” (BIPSA) includes a key strategy focused on creative, innovative, and critical thinking and problem-solving. During a fall session of our leadership PLCs, we explored the question, “What … Continue reading
