Monthly Archives: June 2016

Inspired by Amy

Posted on June 27, 2016 by colleenkr

I wanted to give a shout-out to Amy Burvall.  She is easily one of the most creative educators I know… and I’ve never even met her (yet).  She can’t seem to help it; creativity oozes from her in multiple forms:  Instagram … Continue reading →

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The Learning Environment: Time for a Change?

Posted on June 23, 2016 by colleenkr

Today was my last day of work.  As I prepared to leave my room for a lovely summer break, I took a few pictures for a couple of reasons:  1) I wanted to capture the image of my super-shiny, clean … Continue reading →

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The #LearningLine Challenge

Posted on June 8, 2016 by colleenkr

A few weeks ago, I invited people to participate in a new project.  My post was called “Draw a Line for Me“, but my very clever friend Rodd Lucier thought of a better way to share the project:  a hashtag. … Continue reading →

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Art + Innovation

Posted on June 8, 2016 by colleenkr

Every now and then, a student will surprise me.  My grade 9 art class is studying the Group of Seven, Tom Thomson and Emily Carr as part of their final task.  They have some written work as well as a … Continue reading →

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