Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Jennifer Weening
Last year, my action plan centred upon restructuring my Communications Technology class in order to allow students to spend more time focusing on their own areas of interest. While this is still a work in progress—so far, I’ve revamped my first two units to try to cover a broader base of basic skills—my hope is … Continue reading “Learning Management and the Student UX: My 2016-17 Action Plan”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Wow. Il est difficile de croire que l’on est déjà en octobre, presque arrivé aux congés d’Action de grâce. Le mois de septembre s’est passé vite; c’est comme ce que l’on dit: le temps file quand on s’amuse! Pour les enseignants et les étudiants, le mois de septembre représente toujours un nouveau départ. Tout le … Continue reading “L’éternel recommencement”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Distraught at the idea that the Cohort 21 F2F on April 22 represented the official end of the year for this incredible professional development experience, I signed up for an online AQ course on Technology Integration with Queen’s University which began this month. I figured it would be a natural follow up to the growth … Continue reading “A Blended Learning meta-exploration”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Although it’s possible that I haven’t yet articulated it as such, my action plan is centred around the idea of implementing project-based and personalized learning in my Grade 11 Communications Technology class. I realized after our third face-to-face session in January that my plan of attack was a bit misguided (see “Keeping the cart behind … Continue reading “Taking the first step toward personalizing learning”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Back in the groove again. It didn’t take long, did it? March Break is already a distant memory, and for me, it seemed like the benefits of the break, and the feeling of being rested and caught up, were quickly swept away with the first bell last Tuesday. That said, despite the third term busyness, … Continue reading “Be better than you were yesterday: words to live by”
Written by Jennifer Weening
The winter term at school has been a crazy one. Between teaching, grading, reports, coaching, and all of the other things that tend to accumulate as the year goes on, I was literally counting the seconds until my March Break began. And no, I was not headed off to some warm, exotic destination to sip … Continue reading “Getting Geeky with Google”
