Teachnology Adventures @ Cohort 21
Written by Marcie Lewis
Throughout my teacher training program and various professional development opportunities, I have written and rewritten my philosophy of education multiple times. It usually resulted in a number of pages of educational jargon with examples of how I have demonstrated these beliefs in practice. In preparation for the Cohort 21 final meeting I noticed that we … Continue reading “Philosophy of Education: 140 characters”
Written by Marcie Lewis
On February 15th I attended “Integrative Thinking Essentials for Educators Workshop” held at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto with a couple of other Cohort21 members. The day was a great mix of a keynote, workshops, and panel discussion around the theory of integrative thinking, application in the classroom, and general themes and … Continue reading “Integrative Thinking For Educators Workshop”
Written by Marcie Lewis
Reflecting and refining our action plans today has allowed me to see some of the small steps or victories that have been happening as I try to encourage the sharing of best practices and innovative strategies in my division. Some of the small victories that have happened over the past few weeks include: • having … Continue reading “Moving Forward: Action Plan Next Steps”
Written by Marcie Lewis
Upon the suggestion of Garth to examine some of the obstacles when developing a collaborative culture I began to look at the work by Andy Hargreaves around collaboration and contrive collegiality. Although this work was originally published in 1990 it is still very relevant today and I think that it speaks to the notion that … Continue reading “Collaboration and Contrived Collegiality”