Tag Archives: #tllp2016
Self-Reg: a Summary in #Sketchnotes
Earlier this month, TeachOntario provided a Professional Learning Series session with Stuart Shanker, author of Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage With Life, and founder of the MEHRIT Centre. My current research into the … Continue reading
Challenging Assumptions: Classroom Design
I love having conferences with my students, but my set-up needs work. Any suggestions? #TLLP #DiveIntoInquiry @925East #SGDSB pic.twitter.com/ovLJY0ogOT — Colleen Rose (@ColleenKR) January 19, 2017 Conferences have always been a part of my interactions with students, but I can’t … Continue reading
Organization: My Nemesis
Nemesis: the inescapable agent of someone’s or something’s downfall. a long-standing rival; an archenemy. Thank you, Google. You have described my relationship with Organization perfectly. Organization deserves to be capitalized in my world, since it has grown into its own entity; … Continue reading
Hindsight is 20/20: #DiveIntoInquiry
A Step in the Right Direction: #DiveIntoInquiry
Last month, I hit a wall. I realized that I had been assuming quite a bit about my pedagogical methods as well as my classroom structure, and I knew I had work to do. What that work was, wasn’t obvious … Continue reading
Humble Pie
I don’t like it when I don’t have it all figured out. It kinda sucks. I’ve been teaching since 1999, and there are many days when I still feel absolutely clueless. This year, I’m working on a TLLP with my … Continue reading
Just a Project. Just a Mark.
Yesterday, something happened that hadn’t happened before. A student was concerned that he wouldn’t finish his project by the due date (I have mixed feelings on due dates, but I won’t discuss this in today’s post). He said “I can … Continue reading
Design Process Thinking: Mind Mapping
Last week, grade 11 art students began exploring their first major task: #Canada150. We devoted a few days to exploration: looking through each of the artists’ sites and artworks, discussing their significance as well as our topic. I wanted to … Continue reading
A Framework for Design
Melissa Purtee wrote a post that intrigued me because of her willingness to discuss a topic that challenges some educators. The connections formed between motivation, behaviour and cognition were brilliant. Many times, students possess a level of motivation that allows them … Continue reading
If I hadn’t tried TAB
Today, I introduced an activity to help my senior students notice the differences between lines and values. I had been sifting through Clara Lieu’s playlist, “How to Draw a Portrait with Charcoal & Cross-Hatching” and thought that Clara’s tip to … Continue reading