On the Cave Wall

I consider myself a life long learner, and I am hoping that you can see this in this blog. I’m always trying to learn, reflect, question and enhance my professional knowledge and skills. As a relatively new administrator, I have freely admitted that some of my biggest goals revolve around leadership skills. This year, I […]

I love feedback.  I love getting it, giving it, talking about it, reading about it.  It is a teaching and learning strategy that is often misrepresented and misunderstood.  It deserves more thinking time by educators.  Let’s call this my contribution to the cause. In Ontario there has been a greater buzz about feedback since Growing […]

One of the jobs I had before I came to work for the HWDSB was for a local child protective services agency.  I would go into the homes of parents and try to help them learn skills to keep their children safe, healthy and learning.  It was a job that had very few resources and […]