It’s been a month since the lockdown began and numerous schools have taken learning into online platforms. One of the best outcomes for me was the education community coming together to support each other with resources – free resources! I am floored by the generosity … Continue reading Resources for Online Teaching
First time teaching an online class? Awesome! You will find the tools, tips, and tricks you will need to establish your teaching practice online. We as teachers push our learners to actively participate in the learning process, to try new things and to never be … Continue reading Preparing to Teach Online During COVID-19
This past week, the mother of a 4th grader reached out asking for Grade 5 textbooks that she could use in order to ensure her child doesn’t fall behind. Schools have been on lockdown for 3 weeks now. I hear the mother. I understand her … Continue reading Summer Camp @ Home – Part 4
How can teachers support each other during crisis schooling? Do you need help teaching online? Do you have tips and tricks you are using to make your online classes successful? This is a place to test our theories and build a practice.
Welcome to another week of Summer Camp @ Home. Parents of tweens and teens who’ve had to turn into homeschoolers overnight, this post is for you! My good friend, a veteran homeschooling parent, reminded me that the global lockdown has not created a space for … Continue reading Summer Camp @ Home – Part 3
Staying safe at home with your middle school kids? Here are some activity ideas for this week.
The spread of COVID 19 being classified as a global pandemic has forced many families to stay at home and avoid large gatherings. Our school made the decision to close early for the summer break, days before the government issued an order, as we were … Continue reading Summer Camp @ Home – Part 1
To mix things up in the classroom, I recommend inviting guest teachers or even co-teaching with another teacher as it gets students excited. This past week I joined the G5 Math teacher as a guest teacher and here are some ways in which we chose … Continue reading Factors, Multiples, Divisibility Rules, and Squares for Grade 5
A personal reflection on the strength and the challenges of the five core suggestions made by Walker and Riordan on Leading Collective Capacity in Culturally Diverse Schools: Building culture and capacity with school staff is certainly included in the job description of any school leader. … Continue reading EXPLORING LEADERSHIP: Building Culture and Collective Capacity
This article draws information on Intercultural Mindedness (IM), International Literacy (IL), and Global Competency (GC) from the articles assigned for reading and the Venn Diagram created by the cohort I. Intercultural Literacy Mark Heyward, in his 2002 article, From International to Intercultural - Redefining the … Continue reading Cross-Cultural Terminology
Education Globalization Teacher Lab 