My Personal Learning Network (PLN)

Let me begin by saying that based on past experience, I have felt fearful of sharing myself online.  After the birth of my first child, we created a Flickr account.  We were living in England at the time, so we had hundreds of photos online to share with our Canadian family.  To make a long…

Standardized Testing

On the subject of standardized testing, one thing I can say for certain, is that I do not approve. I always prefer writing an essay, over an array of multiple choice questions. Others prefer multiple choice. The point, every learner has different requirements to be successful; why should they be tested using a “one size…

Anti-Poverty

On Monday, we will have Bonnie Morton coming to speak to us, on behalf of The Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry. This site urges us to stop seeing poverty as shameful.  Their Mission: Rooted in God’s radical love, expressed through compassion and action, the Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry advocates and educates with and for those seeking social and…

Community Through Chaos – Visual representation

We must create experiences that can create bonds, where tensions occur.  We must build community, trust, relationships, empathy, and successful learning environments.  We may not have grown up in schools filled with violence and gangs, but no matter how chaotic an environment, it thrives best when a sense of community can be weaved into its…

Autobiography

I did not use my race, or sexuality as defining moments in my autobiography.  I feel that I did not, because I had not felt confident enough to openly identify myself by my sexuality.   I am white, female, married and the mother of three beautiful children.  I am definitely privileged.  I felt comfortable with giving…