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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: 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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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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It Always Comes Back to Relationships
The teaching assignment in my vice-principal role has changed slightly from last year. This year I am part of the Learner Support Teacher Team. I work with students in Grade 1, 2, and 4. My first inkling was to get … Continue reading
Posted in Connections / Relationships, Learning, Reflection
Tagged children, first, learning, priorities, relationships, teacher
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Some Plans For This Year
I have a new role in my school this year. In addition to being the Vice-Principal, I will also be one of the Learning Support teachers (last year, I was the Early Literacy Teacher and the Intermediate Prep teacher for … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Connections / Relationships, Curriculum, Differentiation, Instructional Leadership, Leading the Learning, Personalized Learning, Reflection, Technology
Tagged ability, assessments, learner, learning, learning support, loves, LST, model, needs, plan, relationship, relationships, student, teacher
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Inspiring Video
While on Twitter tonight, I can across a tweet by David Culberhouse (@DCulberhouse on Twitter) to Chris Wejr (@ChrisWejr on Twitter). David was recommending Chris watch a video by Simon Sinek (@simonsinek on Twitter). It was a recent talk that … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Development, Uncategorized
Tagged relationships, simon sinek, small, start small, start with why, why
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It’s All About Relationships
I have been back on Twitter for a year now (I was originally Twitter in April, 2009, but didn’t really see the point of it, so I left it behind for a few years). It has been truly an amazing … Continue reading
Posted in Connections / Relationships, Professional Development, Reflection
Tagged blogging, connections, relationships, social media, socialmedia, Twitter, wees, wejr
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Global Connection
Things have been rather busy lately, as you can see by my lack of blogging. There has been so much going on at home and at work. I have so much to share, but very little time to do so. … Continue reading
10 Reasons Why I Blog 9/10
10 Reasons Why I Blog 1. I blog as a way to making meaning. Blogging helps me think about and process information. I find it therapeutic to take in, reflect on, and then express my feelings and thoughts through my … Continue reading
Posted in Leading the Learning, Reflection
Tagged blog, blogging, challenge, change, connect, lead, leading, learn, make a difference, meaning, model, personal, reasons why, reflecting, relationships, share
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My Top Ten in Ten Days – Celebrating my 100th Blog Post 2/10
I have been working as a Vice-Principal since August, 2005. I have had the opportunity to work in three very different schools. For my first 2 1/2 years as a Vice-Principal, I was placed in a middle-class school with a … Continue reading
Posted in Connections / Relationships, Leading the Learning, Lessons Learned, Poverty
Tagged administrator, attitude, caring, hearts, inner-city, learning, lessons, neufeld, relationships
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