Warning: Tired parent. Rambling ahead! A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a taping of TVO’s The Agenda at Trent U in Peterborough. They are doing a series focused on education, and this show focused on the … Continue reading
I was asked two very interesting questions today. I needed some time to consider them, and after thinking about it for a while realized that these are the kinds of questions that you could take a LONG time to answer. So … Continue reading
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’re likely aware that Neil Armstrong has passed away. I have been thinking about this, and two things keep coming into my mind. 1. The moon landings of Armstrong and the others happened 2 … Continue reading
What? It’s not THAT kind of Master? Nuts… Oh well. I finally got the final confirmation that my final paper was finally reviewed and accepted and I now have completed all the requirements for my Masters of Education. Finally. Get … Continue reading
Yesterday, I was able to help support @beachcat11 as she orchestrated a learning session for elementary teachers in KPRDSB. Cathy has been working with a small group of teachers as part of her TLLP project for this year exploring the … Continue reading
Last week on This Week in Science and Education, we had the chance to talk about the intersection of science and art with Dennis McCormac from The Ontario Genomics Institute. Dennis finds unique and engaging ways to get students to … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I had the great fortune to visit the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo. Kevin and I sat down with Matt Johnson, a post-doc physicist to talk about his research into the early universe, the Higg’s boson, and … Continue reading
VROC just posted episode 64 of This Week in Science and Education, where Kevin and I visit the Earth Science Museum at the University of Waterloo. It’s a very cool place with lots of things to see when you visit … Continue reading
Ran across this video today. I liked it so much I thought I’d post it on my blog. Skillshare appears to be a website where you can take classes from a variety of people in a variety of areas. It … Continue reading
I’m working on a project where we are going to be gathering input from our teachers around the rollout of our 1:1 laptop program. I dug through some papers from my MEd program, as I had looked at the CBAM … Continue reading