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Tia Henriksen
It's All About Learning
Learner ~ Leader ~ Educator ~ Mother
Passionate about learning and sparking the learning in others. I believe in modelling my own learning. I feel strongly about developing relationships with students, parents, teachers, and my colleagues (near and far). It is through developing these relationships that the most profound learning can occur.
It’s All About Learning
Category Archives: Collaboration
A Smackdown and More
A couple of weeks ago, I received a surprising, but very pleasant, direct message on Twitter that went something like this, “Going to be in Surrey in a couple of weeks… want to get together?” Umm… Yeah! Absolutely! The message … Continue reading
Easy Movie-Making Alternative
In a recent post, I described a Digital Storytelling session in the Digital Sandbox for Administrators that fellow administrator, Antonio Vendramin and I offered for other Surrey School District administrators. You can read about that session here. During this session, … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, etmooc, Leading the Learning, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged animoto, engagement, family, involvement, learning, literacy, sharing, video
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If I Can, So Can You
OK, here it goes . . . I’ve got a bit of a confession to make. I’ve been connected (online, with twitter, blogging, reading blogs, etc…) for almost a year and a half, but I still feel like a … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Connections / Relationships, Leading the Learning, Learning, Reflection, Technology
Tagged appletv, assistance, help, leading, leading the learning, learning, support, technology
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Shareski Shares
My list of blogging ideas is getting so long! It’s been so busy with work, that I have found little time to blog about all the things I want to. Instead, I’ve been trying to keep a list. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Curriculum, Instructional Leadership, Learning, Professional Development, Reflection, Technology
Tagged creating, creation, fun, ideas, learning, shareski, sharing, speaker, technology, videos
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Nurturing Learning Without Limits
A colleague recently shared with me a video about training fleas. She used it with her staff at the beginning of a professional development activity she was leading on differentiated instruction. What a great connection to differentiated instruction! A … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Instructional Leadership, Leading the Learning, Learning, Reflection
Tagged adminstrator, challenging, education, encouraging, fleas, learning, mom, role, schools, students
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Learning Learning Learning
We just completed our first week with our school full of students, educators, and parents. What a great week it was. It’s always so much better once the staff and students arrive. They make all the planning and hard work … Continue reading
Twitter for Beginners
We are about to embark upon our Staff Digital Learning Journey. We are calling our sessions “Digital Discovery”. It is an exciting time for us all (and probably filled with some nervousness). In an effort to make this new learning … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Connections / Relationships, Professional Development, Technology
Tagged 24-7, digital, Digital Discovery, discovery, learners, learning, pro. d, teachers, Twitter
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Connected Educator Month
August is Connected Educator Month Throughout the month of August there are a numerous activities, discussions, keynote addresses, panel discussions, webinars, book groups, etc… to participate in. I have had the opportunity to attend a few of these worthwhile events … Continue reading
