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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
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My Life and Legacy
We attended our final Digital Sandbox for Administrators session this past week. Our Deputy Superintendent, Jordan Tinney, led four blogging session for administrators this year, as part of our Digital Sandbox series for our administrators in our district. This was … Continue reading
Posted in Leading the Learning, Reflection, Uncategorized
Tagged educator, halbert, inquiry, kaser, legacy, personal, reflection, spirals, why
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Battle of Technology and Pedagogy
First of all, I have a bit of a confession. When I started on Twitter again almost 2 years ago, I didn’t deeply understand when I read, “It’s not about the technology.” Yes, I understood it on a surface level, … 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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My One Little Word ~ 2013
New Year’s Resolutions are common to make at the beginning of each new year. These goals are usually lofty, difficult to keep, and usually end up being broken. For many, these resolutions focus on health, developing a healthy lifestyle, or … Continue reading
Inspired by SD36
We had our second Engaging the Digital Learner session last night. The session was overflowing. You could barely make your way between the tables filled with excited educators. But, even though the room was full and overflowing, there were many … Continue reading
No One Knows Everything
As I reflect on my holidays, and think of the new year upon us, a conversation I overheard stands out. I was standing in line at a grocery store in San Francisco. Two people (obviously tourists to San Francisco) were … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons Learned, Reflection, Uncategorized
Tagged absolutes, always, communication, education, lesson, never, parent, student, teacher
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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
