by Donna Miller Fry (@fryed)
“My son doesn’t really like school. But he’s also lazy, so I tell him to get over it because not everything in life can be fun. He has to learn to apply himself.” “How old is your son?”, I asked. “He’s seven. He’s in grade 2. He says he’s bored but the teacher tells us […]
You’ve decided to self-direct your professional learning on Twitter. Your students want a class Facebook page. Your school board is implementing a BYOD policy. Where can you go to ensure you and your students will thrive in online environments? OSAPAC has led the creation of three series of resources for Ontario educators. Digital Citizenship and […]
It’s March Break, and while I am taking some time away from thinking hard about innovation and education, I have been collecting some great resources that I will use to write a response to this blog hop question in a few days. The provocation: Here are some of the resources I have been reading to […]
“Daddy, what is that yellow stuff they are spraying on the plane?” “Daddy, what are those big white things for?” “Daddy, will we still be able to see the ground when we take off?” “Daddy, do you think it is snowing in Toronto yet? Will there be snow when we get there?” I heard all […]
This post is part of a collaborative blog hop. We all write on a single topic, then post all of the links at once so that readers can read many different viewpoints at the same time. Join in here. It’s never too late! If I were to build a school from scratch, I would […]
For the past 24 hours I have been participating in the rich, immediate conversations in The Innovator’s Mindset Voxer Group. Last night, we were thinking a lot about the challenges of innovating from the middle. When we challenge leaders to innovate their practice, we are seen as “rogues”, as troublemakers (I can’t tell you how […]
This post is part of a blog hop on innovation. Details can be found here. ________________________________________________________ Innovation in Education is… For me, innovation in education has two parts: a) successfully navigating barriers to create an inclusive, participatory, and responsive learning environment for everyone, and b) building relationships to successfully and collaboratively break down those barriers […]
When we talk about “Visible Learning” and “Visible Thinking”, can we now focus more on the Thinking and Learning than on the Visible? This post is part of a 10 day posting challenge issued by Tina Zita. You can’t be a connected educator if you don’t contribute. Sometimes we need a nudge to remember that […]
This post is part of a 10 day posting challenge issued by Tina Zita. You can’t be a connected educator if you don’t contribute. Sometimes we need a nudge to remember that if nobody shares, nobody learns. Thanks Tina! ______________________________________ How do we model “network and remix” for our students? I adore the images my […]
This post is part of a 10 day posting challenge issued by Tina Zita. You can’t be a connected educator if you don’t contribute. Sometimes we need a nudge to remember that if nobody shares, nobody learns. Thanks Tina! ___________________________________________________________ How can we enable our colleagues to access the rich professional learning opportunities available online? […]
