I first heard the phrase ‘slow down to speed up’ in my Master’s program- they were talking about the importance of taking the time to create common values, vision and missions within organizations. These processes are expensive and time-consuming so many organizations don’t do it….but the culture and therefore efficacy of the organization …
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My Journey with Aboriginal Education I recently spent a couple of weeks teaching several classes and groups of teachers the First Nations game Lahal (Slahal). I’d like to share it with you as it was well received in all of the classrooms (grades 6-8) that I visited and it is a great way to …
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This is probably the most frequent question I get about mid-way through a professional development session on teaching math conceptually. Not only are we tasked with teaching math differently, but also with assessing math differently. Did I mention we first have to actually learn the math differently? Yikes! Don’t panic. We are here to support …
I can’t believe it’s June! This year has just flown by. I’m sure you’re all feeling just as ready as I am for summer break! I wanted to share this amazing experience I had in a classroom in Terrace BC earlier this month. I was invited to Lisa Pushong’s class to team teach. 2 …
This is the third blog post in a series about building number sense foundation. I want to ensure that you have read the previous two as this post assumes you understand why you need to go ALL the way back to where students currently are to build that solid foundation as well it assumes …
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