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My Journey Begins right here right now!
It’s hard to believe that only six months ago I had decided to pull the plug on technology in my life. I had been living up to that point for two years cellphone free and rarely used my Facebook...
View ArticleCongratulations to all the 2011 Edublogs Award Winners. Well Done!!
Thanks for all your great ideas. See the 2011 list of Edublogs Award Winners Here: http://edublogawards.com/announcing-the-2011-winners-congrats-to-all/ -That is all. At least for now @deryckball
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I got a message from a University professor over the Christmas break and...
Does it hurt to read an email? I came across a posting from one of my classmates on a social media site: No more than 5 minutes after reading this post my cellphone let me know I had just received a...
View ArticleLong-time No Post!!
Today was a great day. Last semester I had committed to administering 4 lessons to multiple elementary classes at KELSET Elementary in Central Saanich. This was postponed until January as the...
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My call out to my pre-service cohort to get online with Twitter!
I sent the following to my cohort of 30 at the University of Victoria. It was sent via a link on Facebook that directs them to a Google Form that I created as a means to getting all of them online...
View ArticleOur use of a Wiki for studying. Uvic pre-service cohort3
Three weeks ago I decided that I would start a wiki on my blog as a way to connect with my classmates. We all have pretty irregular social/work schedules so I figured having a common place that WASN’T...
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Good old Pen & Paper exam experience
This past week we had a history mid-term examination. I must say that I have not had to write without interruption for 80 minutes, with a pen and paper that is, for quite some time. I needed every...
View ArticleHas it really been just over 2.5 years since my last post?
Wow. Time fly’s. It’s nice to read back what I had written while I was in the throws of the Education program at UVic. I really had intended to keep up with this blog, however, and as I was told by...
View ArticleAbsence makes the connection stronger
January 23rd 2015 marks my first employment situation. I was hired as a teacher on call. Immediately after my interview at the school board office I jumped on the bus and made my way over to Cordova...
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The real Journey begins!
Anytime we have to deal with the Government it feels like it takes forever. It makes sense though; I think many people are addicted to procrastination and take it out on any dealings they may have...
View ArticleLate Update.
I have now been working as a Teacher On Call (TOC) for 3 months, with a 2 week spring break and a few professional development/ non-instructional days mixed in. What an experience! There are so many...
View ArticleMovie for a student.
During my practicum, I was introduced to a very nice grade 4 student. He has many difficulties socially and mentally. This at times resulted in him being absent from school. His class is extremely...
View Article“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.”
says Albert Einstein. It’s funny, from time to time, I DO feel like everything is happening at once, just not enough time to reflect on it and evaluate the meaning of it in our lives. Yet again, I...
View ArticleStepping outside my box. Again!
There is a lot to know about our school system here in British Columbia. As a way to learn more about it, I decided to get involved with our local union branch. I was specifically interested in being...
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