Peer Mentorship
I would never have made it to where I am today without support from a large variety of people, in…
Opportunity for formative assessment
It took me a very long time to understand the difference between summative and formative assessment based on written descriptions….
Working Weekends, and on the Weekend
The difficulties with “schooling” being and investment in your self, by yourself and not by the people for the people….
Classic Chalk and Talk
I experienced the true frontier of educational civilization; a physics classroom in Vanderhoof BC….. The desks were neatly arranged in…
People Place and Land; semester close out itinerary
This week we’ve been divided into 9 groups, each group is tasked with leading an outdoor activity. Out door Pictionary….
Eastern Intellectual Practices: Sabi Wabi
I’ve been working on The Great Courses extensive selection of philosophytexts over the past few years. If I count the…
Eastern Intellectual Practices: Confucius and Daoism
I’ve been working on The Great Courses extensive selection of philosophy texts over the past few years. If I count…
Eastern Intellectual Practices: Hindu Teachings
I’ve been working on The Great Courses extensive selection of philosophy texts over the past few years. If I count…
Practicum; Lab days and long term modeling
One thing I learned this practicum was the importance of long term planning. In an early lab, we were building…
Focusing on the positive; Ode to the cheese cloth!
This practicum was great. One day that stands out is in grade 10 science, genetics unit, we were doing the…