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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: Photography
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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Quiet Reflection
Ever have a time when you were in need of quiet reflection? Away from work. Away from home. Away from your kids and spouse? Away from life. That was me today. Don’t get me wrong, I love my life. Things … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Photography, Reflection
Tagged beauty, colours, fall, flowers, love, photography, photos, reflection, solitude
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Be Curious
For the past three years we’ve taken a family road trip to Disneyland. Even though we end up at Disney, this vacation is much more than a Disney trip. We take our time driving down, stopping at many forests, playgrounds, beaches, … Continue reading
Posted in Connections / Relationships, Photography, Reflection, Uncategorized
Tagged beyond exterior, curious, learning, new year, questions, real, reflection, reminder, school, September, students
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But, He Can Do It At Home….
Have you ever had a parent tell you, “But Johnny (insert any child’s name here) can count to 100 by 2′s (insert any skill here) at home with no difficulty at all. He does it all the time!” As a … Continue reading
Posted in Connections / Relationships, Family, Lessons Learned, Personalized Learning, Photography, Reflection, Uncategorized
Tagged learning, lesson, parent, patience, son, student, teacher, understanding
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10 Things I Want to Try or Learn About 10/10
10 Things I Want to Try or Learn More About In the Cloud To be honest, the “cloud” confuses and scares me a bit. I just don’t get it. Clearly, I need to learn more about it. Here are some … Continue reading
Posted in Leading the Learning, Photography, Professional Development
Tagged blogging, cloud, goals, learning, meetings, web2.0
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Positively Positive – Attitude IS Everything!
Attitude is everything. Everywhere. In every situation. A person’s attitude not only contributes to one’s own feelings, but also the feelings of others. A person’s attitude is contagious. If you have a positive, optimistic, attitude, that is what you will … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Collaboration, Connections / Relationships, Personalized Learning, Photography, Reflection
Tagged attitude, education, educators, green card, positive, reward
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Everyday Learning
I haven’t been blogging or tweeting much these days. It’s just been so busy. Work has been busy, but so has my home life. With all this busyness, my learning has been going strong. Here are some of the things … Continue reading
Beautiful Day in Vancouver
It has been quite a few weeks since we last went on our family walk along the seawall. With our double stroller, our mittens, our scarves, our toques, our winter coats, the rain cover, our umbrellas, and our rain jackets, we … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Photography
Tagged BC, beautiful, beauty, fall, family, photography, Stanley Park, Vancouver, walk
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Everyday Learning
As the title of my blog states, I strongly believe that we learn something each and every day. This may be learning about something personally: a hobby, about yourself, or about people you care about. You may also learn things … Continue reading
Posted in Connections / Relationships, Family, Lessons Learned, Photography, Reflection
Tagged family, lessons, personal, reflection
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Celebration of Light
I thought I would post something different today, something related to a passion of mine: photography. While I have always enjoyed taking photos, my love for photography grew even more when I purchased my first dSLR camera in May, 2008 … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Celebration of Light, family, fireworks, fun, hobby, photography, summer, Vancouver
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