A group of teachers  and I went to a workshop and watched a video of a grade 6 literature circle.  We had a chance to discuss it in our...

At a workshop last week, the speaker reminded us that “student engagement” is not the same thing as “having fun”.  Student engagement is...

Collaboration is the new buzz word.  Sometimes it is hard to keep track of them all.  Why do we want our students to collaborate and work...

Every year our board produces a video.    I got to watch it (twice) this week.    It is very good. One of the messages is about how our...

Do you create in your classroom a culture of “done” or do you create a culture of learning and improving?  A culture of “done” implies...

As the year winds down, mostly you are thinking about July.  But, should September creep into your thoughts at all, certain environmental...