Audience (and connection) Matter
I am loving the Google Chrome videos. This Justin Bieber one is absolutely fantastic to watch as he starts a career in something he obviously loves at a very young
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Kids can learn whatever we are willing to teach them…
Too often we hear that our students aren’t able to do certain things because they are “just kids”. I have heard many educators say that kids are too young or
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What we can learn from Lady Gaga…
The title is serious. Watching the epic rise of Lady Gaga into pop culture has been absolutely fascinating. Yes there are things that she has done that are questionable and
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Lessons from a principalship
After spending the last two years at Forest Green School and Connections for Learning as principal, I learned an amazing amount both through my success and failures. The idea of
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No Expert
“I’m a student, not a guru.” Derek Sivers Today, I was lucky enough to meet two new people from my Personal Learning Network (PLN), Gayle Cole and Jayme Johnson, that
Real People
Spending the last few days at #ISTE11 in Philadelphia, I have had some of the best professional development in my life. Although I have attended some sessions and keynotes, the
Before you write your mission statement…
The school year has come to a close for many, and many educators and administrators are attending conferences and reworking their schools for the 2011-2012 school year. Often times there
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Continuous Learning
After an emotionally exhausting yet exhilarating week, I saw our students have another year of Identity Day, said goodbye to our grade 6 students, and watched the school say goodbye to me.
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Awesomeness!
We have had some fantastic days here at Forest Green, and I just wanted to share this very cool Animoto presentation our Music Teacher created. He set up a “photo
Grade 6 Farewell 2011
cc licensed flickr photo shared by gingerpig2000 Good afternoon and welcome to all parents, staff members, and most importantly Forest Green grade 6 students. We are honoured to celebrate this
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