Be the Change
I really loved @dkuropatwa‘s presentation at #canedu14. Share your story so others have the opportunity to learn.
Category: Life
What Am I Doing Here?
It’s the first morning of #OTRK12. There are over 80 workshops for educators to attend over the next 2 days, and some of those presenters are waking up this morning and asking themselves, “What am I doing here?”. Presenting can be scary. It can be intimidating. We, as educators, can be evaluative. We all want […]
EdCampWR (part 2) – Everyone Has Something IMPORTANT to Share
This past week, I have been explaining the concept of “EdCamp” to a lot of people. It’s on a Saturday, it’s free, it’s open to anyone wanting to learn, and “everyone has something to share”. The program is driven by the learning needs of the people in attendance, and the smartest person in the room […]
What is the Purpose of School? Nova Scotia Considers Its Future
It’s perplexing to me that as Canadians we can unite at ungodly early morning hours to cheer on our hockey team as a country, yet when it comes to education we live on seemingly unconnected islands. In my province, Ontario, we have just completed a “visioning” exercise, looking at how to move our public education […]
The Future is NOT a Multiple Choice Test
This video is everything I believe about education. If you do nothing else today to further your professional learning, take 13 minutes and watch this video. Our kids need you to do it.
Student Mental Health in the Media
Recently, there was an uproar about math scores in Ontario. The media called the results of the PISA test “a crisis” and quickly blamed schools, teachers, the education system, and anyone else related to public education. Yesterday, we learned shocking statistics about the state of students’ mental health in Toronto District School Board. The response? […]
Learning at #Educon
I am taking a moment away from the learning to capture some of the key ideas emerging from Educon 2.6: Click on the image if the Axioms are too small to read. Consider how they might inform your daily practice. Educon is held at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. I took this shot during […]
What is Personalized Professional Learning?
Yesterday I had the opportunity to share with educators around the world in a conversation about what personalized professional learning should look like. What do you think? What do you want your professional learning to look like? Check out http://ossemooc.wordpress.com/ for more personalized professional learning opportunities. Streamed live on Jan 21, 2014 The Google Doc […]
Not Everybody Has a Good Day Every Day
Sometimes, things just don’t go well. For so many of us, we are running, running, running. We can take one or two things falling apart but there are days when catching a break seems elusive. Kurt & Kristina via Compfight cc I had a morning like that today. “At least I am here to experience […]
Teach Less, Learn More
What do you think of the wisdom of Andy Hargreaves? Do you allow your communities to dream? How do you grow sustainably? How do you build success that lasts? Metrics are important, but the goals must be shared. If you follow someone else’s path, you will only get as far as they did. Do not […]
