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Some Gender Observations
I was about to sit down to write a post on some recent observations about the increasing gender gap at teacher leadership events, when the latest edition of Education Canada from the Canadian Education...
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How to Stop Good Ideas from Getting Shot Down
I was listening to Canadian Education Association CEO, Ron Canuel, recently and he referenced John Kotter, a professor at the Harvard Business School. It was a name I knew, but I hadn’t previously...
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Engaging the Passion of Teachers
“Mischievous Apple” by fernando. In my conversations with education groups last year, I would often quip, “It is a great time to be a teacher, just maybe not the best year to be a teacher.” Public...
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A National Conversation?
In reading the Programme for International Students (PISA) results, Canada is broken up by province, while all other nations report as countries. Of course, this speaks to the responsibility of...
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Keeping a National View
I was pleased to contribute to the recently published paper – Shifting Minds 3.0 – Redefining the Learning Landscape in Canada. The paper is authored by Penny Milton, the former long serving head of...
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Safeway and Soccer Fields
We had a theatre full of parents from our school district last week and my message to them was clear: I need your help in line at Safeway and on the sidelines of the soccer fields. The Safeway and...
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I Used to Blame Parents
I Used to Blame Parents But Now I Have Kids is the title of the recent Ignite talk I gave as part of the Ignite Your Passions event held in conjunction with a Canadian Education Association...
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