Even though the school year still has 3 months left, I have been reflecting on my professional growth throughout the year. If you read through my past posts, you will see a number of reflections on activities and projects that have taken place in my school to enhance student learning. There have also been a […]
During the 2020/2021 school year, the new strategy and goal for teachers has become how to create the most normalized learning environment regardless of COVID protocols. After a year of impacted learning experiences, everyone seems to be at a breaking point and even my most veteran teachers are having times of struggle to help our […]
Through my work this year engaging with teachers to encourage a Project-Based Learning strategy in their classrooms, I have had the opportunity to work with one of my grade 3 classes this week! The grade 3 class is currently learning about sound in science class and the teacher wanted to bring in some hands-on coding […]
Yesterday will be a memorable day for my staff and myself for many years to come. Part way through the morning, I was working with someone from our maintenance team on a classroom that was too cold. It was approximately -35 degrees outside and a classroom was not able to get above 12 degrees. While […]
Since we have come back to school in January, there has been a sense of ‘ugh’ as I move through the hallways. With COVID-19 protocols in full swing, staff and students needed a change to their routine. I spoke with our music teacher and we decided we needed to plan something fun. I came up […]
This year I have been working on engaging with members of the school community to build a shared understanding of the school’s educational priorities. This has been an ongoing process through this school year with multiple strategies being implemented as to interact with the largest and most diverse group possible. As I prepared for this […]
On December 16, we held our annual Christmas concert. With COVID-19 dictating what could and could not be done in schools, this was a significant challenge to overcome. Staff were tired, our music teacher was away from work due to being a close contact to someone with COVID-19. I spent a great deal of time […]
As my educational vision states, “my goal is to provide my staff and students with an encouraging, innovative, and challenging environment”, which in helping students engage in learning is through Project-Based Learning. There is a great deal of books and articles written on this topic and it is a well known strategy for student engagement […]
The school year has had a great start! All of the work that we put into preparing for the school year paid off. Parents are following our guidelines, and respecting our requests. I have even had discussions with some parents where they have expressed appreciation and gratitude for the work we have done to make […]
Tomorrow students will be back in the classroom after approximately 5 months of not being in the building. We have been working hard and I have been doing what I can to help all of my staff prepare. There have been a lot of hours put in to get things ready and to alleviate as […]