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Under construction… and making #Lemonade

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Derek Doucet — 5 Comments ↓

It’s time to dust off this old blog and get some ideas flowing again. When I think about all that has happened since my last blog, it kind of blows Continue Reading →

Posted in Collaborative Learning, Pandemic Teaching, Personalized Learning | 5 Comments ↓

Love at First Sight: a Journey from Iterator to Innovator

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Derek Doucet — 3 Comments ↓

  I fell in love at first sight… at first I didn’t think it was my type but the more I explored the deeper I fell, the more I tried Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Culture of learning, design thinking, Personalized Learning | Tagged journey | 3 Comments ↓

Tremors as we Shift

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Derek Doucet — 5 Comments ↓

The Cascadia Subduction Zone isn’t the only thing that’s stuck in our world, and unlike a catastrophic events forecast for the west coast at a time unknown, we are in Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Assessment, Personalized Learning | Tagged assessment, culture of learning, FLE, Personalized Learning, Standards Based Assessment | 5 Comments ↓

Marathons, Toilet Paper and Language Learning

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Derek Doucet — 4 Comments ↓

“As with marathon runs and lengths of toilet paper, there had to be standards to measure up to.” Haruki Murakami. My question is… over time, how well have language learners measured Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Assessment, Personalized Learning, TPACK | Tagged Personalized Learning, Standards Based Assessment | 4 Comments ↓

Why continue to learn a language if you never get to speak?

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Derek Doucet — 6 Comments ↓

As a bilingual Canadian the French programs in English schools have always frustrated me. I never understood how so many people could graduate from schools after having taken 9-10 years of Continue Reading →

Posted in Action Plan, Assessment, Personalized Learning | 6 Comments ↓

Feedback – when it works and when it doesn’t

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Derek Doucet — Leave a reply

“My brain is hurting but not in a good way” was what I heard from a student while conferencing. She was reading a challenging article in French class, something of Continue Reading →

Posted in Culture of learning, Personalized Learning, Project Based Learning | Tagged culture of learning, Personalized Learning, project based learning | Leave a reply

I said WHAT?!

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Derek Doucet — 6 Comments ↓

One of my favourite part of being a language teacher is hearing students work it out while speaking. What I mean by that, is throwing in English words with a Continue Reading →

Posted in Personalized Learning | Tagged assessment, feedback | 6 Comments ↓

Sorry, I don’t speak French…

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Derek Doucet — 1 Comment ↓

… I mean I took French until Grade 12 but I never learned to speak. Everyone in my family is bad at French. Sound familiar? For decades, we’ve graduated students who’ve Continue Reading →

Posted in Culture of learning, Personalized Learning | 1 Comment ↓

A “Happy Meal” PD Prototype That Will Make You Grimace

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Derek Doucet — 3 Comments ↓

The the support of a great team, which includes @brenthurley, and in true McDonalds fashion, we have implemented a Professional Development Framework that involves some of the key aspects (choice, level Continue Reading →

Posted in Collaborative Learning, Culture of learning, Personalized Learning | 3 Comments ↓

SuperSized PD – a Journey in Design Thinking

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Derek Doucet — 1 Comment ↓

When you walk into a McDonald’s restaurant, you are immediately overcome with the familiar aroma that accompanies McDonald’s from Toronto to South Korea. You know exactly what you’re going to get, and Continue Reading →

Posted in Culture of learning, Personalized Learning | 1 Comment ↓

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