Tag Archives: professional development

Inspiring Educators and Great Pro-D.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Currently, our school has 10 iPads.  We have also ordered another 28 (which I am kind of kicking myself now about since the iPad3 will be out in a matter of days). When these arrive, we will have a full … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Connections / Relationships, Curriculum, Differentiation, Instructional Leadership, Leading the Learning, Professional Development, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Powerful Collaboration

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

A couple Monday’s ago, we provided one of our Grade 1 teachers with the opportunity to visit another Grade 1 teacher in our school district. She was going to observe the teacher doing morning routines, Guided Reading, calendar, math and … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Connections / Relationships, Leading the Learning, Professional Development, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Twitter for Newbies

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Having been on Twitter for almost 7 months now, I am still amazed at the professional development I experience on a daily basis from people on Twitter.  Some days, I only spend 10 minutes on Twitter in the morning, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Personalized Learning, Professional Development, Technology, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Study Group – Parental Engagement

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Our district does a great job promoting professional development from within.  There are a number of opportunities for us as administrators (as I posted here).  I am involved in a Study Group focusing on 21st Century Learning and Engaging the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Connections / Relationships, Family, Leading the Learning, Professional Development, Reflection, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Powerful Digital Discovery

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

This past Thursday afternoon/evening, our district hosted our first of three, Digital Discovery sessions for administrators for this school year.  I am fortunate to be one of the Digital Coaches for this series. What a night it was.  There were … Continue reading →

Posted in Instructional Leadership, Leading the Learning, Professional Development, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I Heart Pro. D.

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

If you’ve been reading my blog, you probably know that I love learning.  So, it wouldn’t surprise you that I love Professional Development Days and today was one of those days. While I will discuss my Professional Development Day experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Connections / Relationships, Leading the Learning, Professional Development, Reflection | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Making Sense of Children

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Some of our staff went to a Professional Development workshop today entitled, “Making Sense of Children: How educators can help support students to realize their full potential“.  During this presentation, Colleen Drobot presented us with the material of Dr. Gordon … Continue reading →

Posted in Connections / Relationships, Poverty, Reflection | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

On Becoming a Teacher/Administrator 2.0

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Over the next few days/weeks, I will be blogging about some of the Reform Symposium. I will write about some of the talks, keynotes, and panel discussions.  It was truly a wonderful experience and I am hoping to get some … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Instructional Leadership, Leading the Learning, Lessons Learned, Professional Development, Reflection, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Inspirational

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

If I were to use one word to describe my experience with the Reform Symposium – RSCON3 (so far, there are still a couple of sessions left), it would be Inspirational! The presentations/keynotes/panel discussions which I was able to attend … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Instructional Leadership, Leading the Learning, Professional Development, Reflection | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

RSCon3!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

What a great experience it has been so far with the Reform Symposium! While it is difficult to attend a lot of sessions with my three kids, but it has been great to be able to have the sessions going … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Connections / Relationships, Curriculum, Leading the Learning, Lessons Learned, Personalized Learning, Professional Development, Reflection | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment