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Preamble to final reflections
I have been doing a lot of thinking about this class… I have learned a lot about being a connected teacher, a teacher in the 21st century, about personal and professional development and about Web 2.0...
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Final Reflections
This presentation was inspired by my love of reading and my search this term of spreading my love of reading… It was created using Storybird and the artwork created by Storybird artist Pascal Campion.
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Teacher as Curriculum Maker
The required reading for my new class this week was this: Clandinin, D.J., & Connelly, F. M. (1992). Teacher as curriculum maker. In P. Jackson (Ed.), Handbook of Curriculum Research, pp....
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Who influenced you?
This week for my class, we were to create something about a person that has influenced who we are as teachers and as people. There were a lot of people who have shaped who I am. First, my parents....
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From Here to There – Reflections on Curriculum
One of this week’s readings for my class was the following: Jackson, P. (1992). Conceptions of curriculum and curriculum specialists. In P. Jackson (Ed.), Handbook of Curriculum Research, pp. 3-40....
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The Year I Learned There Are More Important Things Than School
I think I’ve said this before on this blog, but I’m about as middle-upper class as they come. Although my parents taught me the value of working hard to get what we want in life, I have never wanted...
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My role as educator?
A reflection on the following article: Dewey, J. (1938). The need for theory of experience and Criteria of experience. In J. Dewey, Experience and Education, pp. 33-50. New York: MacMillan. Also...
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Curriculum Maker Inquiry
One of the major assignments for my current M.Ed. class is a Curriculum Maker Inquiry. The assignment was done in parts. We were to tell three-four stories of experiences that had an impact on us at...
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Reflections on Dei and Weenie
This post is inspired by two articles I read for my university class: Dei, G. S. (2003). Schooling and the dilemma of youth disengagement. McGill Journal of Education, 38(2), 241-256. Weenie, A....
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What’s the point?
I’m sure that we’ve all finished a day in the classroom, sat in our chair, and asked ourselves “What’s the point? Why do I do this job?” We might find that we all ask these questions for different...
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