by Donna Miller Fry (@fryed)
Last night during the Learning 2030 rebroadcast, one of the tweets that came across my screen was a statement that said, “Technology does not replace good pedagogy”. I see this quote quite frequently in my work, and I worry about it a bit. I worry because in the same way that “good” standardized test scores […]
As we celebrate the first anniversary of #etMOOC*, I am overwhelmed with the stories of growth and sharing and learning. * For those who hear about how MOOCs are a trend, a fad, a failure or a passing phase, here is the kind of MOOC I am referring to: #etMOOC connected people. It wasn’t about […]
How do we build a school environment where all teens are respected, safe and thriving? The original blog post begins below the solid line. I have added a number of updates here at the top of the page. You will need to read the original post first to understand the significance of the updates. […]
This time of year is all about new beginnings – reflecting on last year, and thinking about how best to move forward. In 2014, I want to move further out of the echo chamber. I feel very safe exchanging ideas with my PLN – and that is not where real change needs to happen. I […]
It’s December 19th. For years, this has been one of the most difficult days of the entire year. Last year it got even harder. On December 19, 1999, my friend, Patricia Fry Anderson (who became my sister-in-law when I married her younger brother), was killed in a car accident on the way home from watching […]
I don’t know anyone who would answer “yes” to this question. So why is the myth that “kids hate school” so pervasive? Last week, buses were cancelled in Muskoka (yes, there is only one Muskoka!), and the television announcers made a huge deal out of how happy kids would be because they didn’t have to […]
Blogging is important. Because I strongly believe this, I often wonder what it takes to get people writing and sharing their thinking. It’s easy to put “blogging” at the end of the “to do” list. Dean Shareski made me think about this a lot recently when he showed up in Thunder Bay and asked us […]
The revelation earlier this week that Canadian Cycling hero Ryder Hesjedal had been a doper and a cheater came as no surprise to those of us who have spent good chunks of our lives involved in the world of elite cycling. Road racers claim the culture of doping gives them no choice but to cross […]
I like taking time to honour the changing of the seasons. Last Saturday was the last day of #Summer2013. People will say it was an awful summer, but I can’t think like that. I spent the day outside, breathing in the fresh air of northwestern Ontario, capturing images of the flowers still blooming on the […]
Yesterday, while driving along the Trans-Canada Highway north of Thunder Bay, we met a group of cyclists. We meet and pass cyclists on the T-C all summer long. It is a dangerous stretch of highway. Some sections have about 4 inches of paved shoulder before a drop off into gravel. The highway is under construction. […]
