This past Wednesday marked the third and final installment of Ridley College‘s year-long SAMR, EdTech Quintet, and TPCK professional development with Dr. Ruben Puentedura. It was a year that required ongoing faculty commitment to professional learning, a willingness to take risks in classrooms, and a genuine curiosity about the ‘transformative’ (and often disruptive) impact of technology in … Continue reading “A Year with Ruben Puentedura: Redesigning Traditional Professional Development”
To help our students and faculty be at the vanguard of technological development and innovation, we must bolster access to tools, support, and educational opportunities that are both robust and revolutionary. In my role as Director of IT, one of my prime directives is to provide authentic, meaningful, and practical EdTech Professional Development to faculty — PD … Continue reading “Crafting Authentic EdTech PD & Cultivating Community Conversation: Climbing the SAMR Ladder”
After spending a day with Cohort 21 at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, I am inspired by the action plans currently underway in our CIS Ontario schools. As a special guest at this F2F session, I was inspired by the innovative and meaningful work being done across the province by teachers and … Continue reading “Day of Discovery with Cohort 21: Life on MaRS”