Category Archives: Teaching

Find Five on Friday

Friday is a good day. It’s a day to relax a little bit and look forward to the weekend, whether you work weekends or not. So finding five things on a Friday is a good habit to develop. These could … Continue reading

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Digital Learning Horoscope

I recently came across the Digital Learning Horoscope. It’s a survey for teachers to take as a reflective tool about their beliefs and commitment to teaching with and about digital and media literacy, and popular culture. This comes from the work … Continue reading

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Minding my garden – a #Rhizo15 reflection on teaching

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells, and pretty maids all in a row. Am I minding my garden as I teach? How does my garden grow? Is it only about beauty and … Continue reading

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Part 3: Why have a PLC?

Your PLC will support the process and product of your learning. Subject, need, practice or inquiry shapes your PLC. If you need to extend your own learning on a subject area or topic, find people who are doing work in those … Continue reading

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Part 2: Who’s in your PLN?

So, who are the people that shape, influence and share your interests? Who are the movers and shakers of your thinking? Your PLN may be shaped by the tools you use within your PLE. When building and maintaining connections you … Continue reading

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Part 1: What’s in your PLE?

Within higher educational spaces the ‘how and where’ learning occurs can vary dramatically. In physical learning environments, the places and spaces where you spend time and conduct your teaching and learning may or may not include a private office, current technologies, elements of … Continue reading

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You Are Not Alone

When you step into the classroom you are not alone. As the teacher, you may feel alone. You may be the only one in the teaching role, but you are not alone. You bring into this teaching and learning space … Continue reading

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Teachers are Humans too!

What does it mean to be human? Why do teachers or educational leaders feel excluded from this category when public perspectives and dialogues reference teaching? In a very human struggle, my thoughts strive to resolve a multitude of issues and perspectives … Continue reading

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