I'm glad we're having this conversation! I found the article below interesting regarding the success of Project Based Learning. While I...

From 2012 to 2018 I taught in a Community Living Class (also known as a Developmental Disabilities Program) at Hillcrest High School (in...

Recently I read a blog post by Grant Lichtman with the same title as this blog. His came first BUT I thought this is a really important...

Dear Students, As you enter my classroom and begin a new school year, I wanted to offer some thoughts. You're about to go embark on yet...

I just watched an inspiring TED talk by Margaret Heffernan about the skills we are going to need in an unpredictable world. I couldn't...

It still surprises me that I have to remind people that teachers still have to work on PD days. The students stay home, and usually it's...

Derek Lopez @standupourkids, did it again. He asked an important question on Twitter that I need more than 240 characters to answer. He...

One of my goals for this summer was to expand my professional network and in doing so I came across Derek Lopez from @standupourkids on...

At the end of the school year, we got together at the school for an end of year brunch which is an annual tradition and is provided by...

I'm reading a book right now called The Power of Agency. I heard Paul Napper on the Art of Manliness podcast talking about this book and...

Yesterday was the last day of classes and so today is the start of exams. I still have some final things to mark because I've...

I had a conversation the other day with a student who was thinking of getting a summer job. Right off the bat I want to say that I think...

There's two things I love about being outdoors: 1) You'll never get bored 2) It reduces stress 1) You'll never get bored: There's always...

In my last post I wrote about what I thought it was going to take to be an effective educator in the 21st century. In this post I want...

Recently I watched the movie The Grizzlies in the cinema (based on a true story). It starts with a brand new teacher straight out of...

This semester has been ground breaking for me. I've been questioning and evaluating my own practice as an educator (a weapon of mass...

One of the things I want to impress upon my students is the value of volunteering and the importance of being Globally Aware (I...

I really believe it's an insanely important skill! I've challenged my a number of classes by asking them: "Name me one job where you...

There is a lot of talk about getting our students ready for what comes next. But what DOES come next? Grade 10? Grade 11? Grade 12? ...

This is my first attempt at a blog. It's going to be an educational blog...sort of. Maybe it's an UNeducational blog...an unlearning...