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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Above and Beyond
A while back Scott McLeod shared this great little video put together collaboratively by the folks at Partnership for 21st Century Skills and Fablevision. I think it is a must view for educators, and I also intend to share it … Continue reading
Are you ready?
The folks over at socialnomics created a couple of slick videos on social media that I thought were worth sharing. Below is the longer version video that asks us to consider the impact of social media and whether or not we … Continue reading
Building Trust Through Learning
Open conversations build trust while tackling the tough issues. In my experience, staff for whom things aren’t going well, either in the classroom or outside of it (which often has a negative impact in the classroom) know things aren’t going … Continue reading
What is Parent Engagement?
Back in the spring, I was at a community meeting when the school council chair of my old school approached me to ask what I would recommend to get more parents out to their monthly school council meetings. I asked … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging Everyone
Tagged annie kidder, icp2011, parent engagement, people for education, shannon smith
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It Gets Better Starts With Me
On August 28th, I will join the OCDSB’s big yellow school bus, as well as staff, students and community members, to walk in Ottawa’s Capital Pride Parade. It won’t be the first pride parade I’ve walked in, but it will … Continue reading
Participation + Process = Progress
“The startling conclusion is that most school systems aren’t systems. They are only boundary lines drawn by somebody, somewhere. They are not systems because they do not arise from a core of shared beliefs about the purpose of public education. … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity and Engagement, Leadership Essentials
Tagged leadership, Margaret Wheatley, relationships, shannon smith, vision
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