Althea Delic
Grade One Teacher – Virtual North What do you love about your job? No matter how much I may be dreading my day – from staying up late the night before prepping and feeling inadequate…
Caitlin Kemp
Secondary English and Creative Writing Teacher at the Virtual Secondary School What have you tried that has worked this year? I teach English and Creative Writing in the Virtual Secondary School and what I have…
Hawa Iyamabo
Executive assistant to the superintendent of education – school operations Manage 36 schools. What is working This year looks different – work in the board office, staff working from home, fewer people in the space,…
Michelle McCann
IPL – Student Well-being (Elementary) I love working with educators around supporting the mental health and well-being of students. It has always been an area of importance to me in my own classrooms. I am…
Eric Keunne
Program Lead – Newcomer Youth Settlement @ HDSB Welcome Centre What is working? “Being new to my role, my focus has been on communication and relationship building, building relationships with staff at the Welcome Centre…
Kristina Bothmer
Wins My two grade 1 colleagues and I share a portable as our virtual instructional space. We decided to bring our classes together for some read-alouds, mindfulness, and activities. It allowed the kids to get…
Knowledge Building in the Classroom Part 2 – Student Voice – E006
In the second part of this two part episode we talk to four secondary students who are learning in a knowledge building classroom, instructed by Pieter Toth, at Dundas Valley Secondary School (HWDSB) in Dundas…
Knowledge Building in the Classroom Part 1 – Educator Voice – E005
In this two-part episode we talk to two educators who are using knowledge building in their classroom, Pieter Toth, teacher at Dundas Valley Secondary School (HWDSB) in Dundas Ontario and Christine Vanderwal, Viola Desmond Public…
Learning beyond the Classroom Walls – Experiential Learning – E004
In this episode, we talk to Lisa Galay, head of experiential learning for Grades 7-12 at the Halton District School Board, as well as Tara Bursey, associate educator at the Art Gallery of Burlington and…
Reconnecting to our Vitality and Well-Being – E003
In this episode, we talk about how tending to our wellbeing is also the best thing that we can do for our loved ones and our students. Our guests in this episode are Roni Habib,…