Buyer’s Remorse

If you know me personally, you know that I have been obsessing over all of these re-watch podcasts about old TV shows… and if you know me through my blog, Read More …
If you know me personally, you know that I have been obsessing over all of these re-watch podcasts about old TV shows… and if you know me through my blog, Read More …
If you have been around here a while (this is assuming people actually read my blog) you might know that I have been focusing my professional development on Structured Word Read More …
I can hardly believe that it’s already almost the end of the school year. This is the time of year when all of the teachers reflect on their professional growth Read More …
Earlier this fall, during our Curriculum Night / Meet the Teacher Night, a parent ask a question about learning gaps. My cohort of students, like all Grade 2 students, have Read More …
Last year, I began my journey with Structured Word Inquiry (SWI). I blogged about why I was interested in SWI for my professional growth project, as well as, a snippet Read More …
In January, I wrote about my Professional Growth Plan (PGP) for this year, specifically my focus on Structured Word Inquiry in a Grade 2 classroom. Since writing that post, a Read More …
Throughout my Bachelor of Education I learned how to use curriculum documents, create unit plans/lesson plans, and develop behaviour management programs. Not once in my 2 year university program was Read More …
Picture this; you are in a Grade 2 Journal Writing class and your student asks you how to spell action. Your first instinct is to respond with “sound it out”. Read More …
In the month of November I created a virtual choice board. The main purpose was to create asynchronous learning experiences for my students who were going to be inconsistently flipping Read More …
What is a HyFlex Teacher and why does she have confessions? Great questions. My colleague and friend, Melissa Thompson, clarified the term HyFlex for us. So now that we all Read More …