Comfort Zone
“Working within our comfort zone is pretty much the antithesis of learning” @MatthewGudenius
Cal Armstrong
OneNote! “What are you waiting for Math Teachers?”
So this post is prompted by Dave Sladkey’s post earlier on using Google Drive, namely Google Drive! What are you waiting for Math Teachers? Now Google Drive/Google Docs has much greater visibility than Microsoft OneNote and even though I’m a…
You spin me ’round, ’round, baby … Audio & Video Reflection
One of the things I stress when working with teachers is to have them record themselves in the classroom, either using audio or video. It’s eye-opening (and illusion-shattering) when you see yourself on the screen saying things and doing things.…
Formative Assessment in OneNote
My own teaching practice, and my prioritization for teacher professional development, has been greatly influenced by Black & Wiliam’s Inside the Black Box and, more recently, Hattie’s work on changes in teaching and learning that have some demonstrable effectiveness across…
Milestones (for a Mentor)
We received great news this week: we’ve been designated a Microsoft Mentor School for 2014; one of only three across Canada. From the website: schools must demonstrate a commitment to innovation and the ability to overcome obstacles in preparing students to…
Pretend you’re a teenager
A picture à propos of nothing, except perhaps the recognition of the dying days of a teacher’s summer vacation One of the major aspects of my job (and admittedly, one of my favourites) is finding ways to smooth out wrinkles…
Getting Parents into the Mix : OneNote opens the door
Last year’s introduction of shared OneNote Binders to our school really provided more fluid communication between teacher and student — because there was anytime, anywhere, “any media” access to all of the student and teacher notes there is now a…
I’d give my right _A_R_M to assess better
We had a really successful year last year when we rolled out the OneNote Binders … and now we’ve responded to some of the feedback as we prepare to provide this year’s version. Students have become accustomed to using the…
On the internet, personne ne sait que tu es un chien!
I have the incredible good fortune to watch a French teacher work over the next month. She’s taken on the responsibility for a Grade 10 French summer course for students. The challenge is that she is teaching it online to…
Calendars, the first five of two
As we continue to prepare for the coming academic year (we don’t start classes until the week after Labour Day) I’ve begun to prepare the data for the Faculty. One of the introductions last year was the “Duty Calendar” —…