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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
Tag Archives: reflection
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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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
On Learning
Earlier in the fall, I wrote a post about the importance of finding time for yourself. You can read that post here. It is so important to get away and really think, appreciate, and reflect on what is happening around … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Leadership, Leading the Learning, Professional Development, Reflection
Tagged energizing, learning, pln, reflection, Twitter
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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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What Type of Leader Are You?
Recently, I attended the Connecting Leaders Conference: Learning for Changing Times in Richmond, BC. This is a yearly conference put on by our British Columbia Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Association (BCPVPA). I signed up for this conference in August and was … Continue reading
Posted in Leading the Learning, Professional Development, Reflection
Tagged BCPVPA, conference, Connecting, leaders, multipliers, reflection, Richmond, wiseman
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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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Most Important Thing I’ve Done This Year
As another school year has come to an end, it is a time to reflect on the year, what worked, what didn’t and what you would like to focus on for the following year. For me, was quite a year that … Continue reading
Posted in Leading the Learning, Lessons Learned, Professional Development, Reflection
Tagged important, influence, inspire, inspiring, leading, learning, reflection
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Focusing on the Positive
One of my greatest strengths, I’ve been told, is my ability to focus on the positive instead of dwelling on the negative. I see challenges as opportunities to grow and learn. To get better. To improve. To demonstrate my strength … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Reflection, Uncategorized
Tagged administrator, attitude, challenges challenging, choice, choose, growth, learning, positive, reflection
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Mother’s Day Reflection
I have celebrated eight Mother’s Days (if you count the one when I was pregnant with my daughter who is now 7-years-old). I am very fortunate to have 3 wonderful children: Trista (7), Pauli (4), and Carson (1). I am … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Reflection, Uncategorized
Tagged care, children, daughter, family, grateful, joy, love, mom, mother, mother's day, reflection, son
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