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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: Connections / Relationships
It’s Not About Breakfast
We have a Breakfast Club at our school which is open each morning from 7:30-8:25, when the morning school bell rings. In all honesty, it actually usually runs past this time because kids are not often turned away when they … Continue reading
Posted in Connections / Relationships
Tagged Breakfast, Breakfast club, care, connections, love, positive, relationships, resiliency, school, start
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Leadership Lessons
I’ve been reflecting a great deal lately about what I’ve learned (and continue to learn) about leadership and leading. I would like to share a few of these reflections here. During my nearly 8 years as a vice-principal (with two … Continue reading
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
SD36 Admin Blog Reader Bundle and Other Reflections
I always seem to feel “behind the times” and trying to “catch up” – if that is at all possible. HA HA! A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity, along with some other administrators in my district who … Continue reading
Learning From My Kids
I’ve really been enjoying my time these past couple of weeks. It’s been nice to “get away from it all” and just take some much-needed time to relax, reflect, and rejuvenate. I had some lofty plans on getting caught up … Continue reading
Posted in Connections / Relationships, Family, Learning, Reflection
Tagged administrators, challenging, connection, educators, family, parents, relationships, teachers
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Identity Day 2012
Our school is hosting their first Identity Day this coming Wednesday. This day provides everyone the opportunity to share something about themselves. It can be something that is important to them or something that makes them who they are. It … Continue reading
Posted in Connections / Relationships, Photography, Technology
Tagged Identity, Identity Day, photography, project, relationships
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Leading the Learning
Our district is trying many new things in the area of technology, but more importantly, in the areas of creativity, collaboration, communication, and connections. We have a number of different opportunities in our district including a 6-part series called Engaging … Continue reading
