EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

My Guitar Class is More than a Class

It’s an environment for action, collaboration, and innovation to take place, and for this innovation to be owned by the individuals and groups that fill these spaces.

by: Bryan Jackson

EdCan Network, EdTech & Design, Opinion, Teaching

Sharing Shouldn’t Seem Scary

By failing to fully leverage the power of sharing, we stand in our own way of change in education

by: Aaron Akune

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

The EdCamp Explosion

Taking it to the next level

by: Bruce Beairsto

Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Engaging Teachers, Engaging Learners: The 2012 Pat Clifford Award

by: Dr. Michele Jacobsen

Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Odyssey Conference 2010

November 18, 2010 - November 20, 2010 | Toronto, ON

by: Michael Sefcik

Opinion, Pathways, Policy, Teaching

Getting No Respect: Teacher Education Programs

by: John J C Myers

Assessment, Opinion, Pathways, Teaching

Cdn EdWire – Edmonton ‘Zeros’ In On Grading and Assessment Practices

A teacher suspended for giving students zeros touches off an emotional and polarizing discussion among educators and the public about no-zero policies.

by: Max Cooke

EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion, Teaching

Classroom Innovation Means Giving Up Control

The essence of what drives innovation begins with what kids want to learn.

by: Donna Miller Fry

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, School Community, Teaching

Prevent Teacher ‘YouTubing’ by Giving Students More Freedom to Learn

Banning student smartphones denies them the chance to learn communication, collaboration, and creation.

by: Alanna King

Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Why the UnPlug’d Canadian Education Summit Matters

Canada’s foremost edu-tweeters spend a rare weekend offline and develop a collective vision for the future of K-12 education in Canada.

by: Max Cooke

Assessment, Engagement, Opinion, Teaching

An assessment shift in practice

How one teacher is using a growth mindset to guide her writing inquiry

by: Brooke Moore

Opinion, Teaching

Lunch and Learn

Professional conversations over soup

by: Brooke Moore

Assessment, Diversity, Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Canadian Education Wire – Effects of Ministerial Belt Tightening Felt by Current and Would-be Teachers

A busy week of education media focusing on the fallout from Ministerial education budget cuts in several provinces, a case for year round schooling, and language learning in Nunavut.

by: Max Cooke

Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Teachers as Nodes in a Network

We are not alone nor are we powerless against an inflexible and outdated system

by: Daryl Bambic

EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

How Blogging and Tweeting Reinvigorated my Passion for Teaching

Exploration and risk-taking have become the norm for teachers who want to invite the world into the classroom.

by: Colleen Rose

Engagement, Opinion, Teaching

Professional Learning Begins and End with Ourselves

Ten things that I've learned after a career of teaching

by: John J C Myers

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Teaching

Pulling It Together: The People Puzzle

by: John J C Myers

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

My Secrets for Innovating Classroom Practice – Part 2

Here is what I think classroom innovation looks like in action, with the caveat that my process is organic and continues to evolve.

by: Heidi Siwak

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

My Secrets for Innovating Classroom Practice – Part 1

An outline of the steps I took to transform my practice so that it is now aligned with expectations for 21st Century Fluencies.

by: Heidi Siwak

EdTech & Design, Engagement, Opinion, Promising Practices, Teaching

Innovation is the Beautiful Chaos that 28 Young Learners Create

Our challenge lies in how best to capture, synthesize and share the magic of learning that happens in authentic contexts.

by: Brian Harrison