Playing with Purpose
A little while ago The Shift wrote about the Three (Silent) P’s of Innovation. Simply put they are Permission: educators need to feel that they have the permission to try something new Protection: innovators should…
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A little while ago The Shift wrote about the Three (Silent) P’s of Innovation. Simply put they are Permission: educators need to feel that they have the permission to try something new Protection: innovators should…
It’s been awhile! We’ve been busy of course since September 4th…spending time in the classroom we’ve been loaned by Milton District High School. We’ve been calling it the Active Room, our Sandbox, or most accurately…
Being able to work in a classroom of our own at Milton District High School is a bit of a blessing for us. Turning this space into our own demonstration classroom is a bit of…
A new school year always brings changes. For us, that change is the fact that we’ve been released to work on the Shift full time for this year. For the past year and a half…
This week, The Shift is learning about Project Based Learning with the Buck Institute. We are diving into what it might look like to coach other teachers as they embark on their own PBL journey….
Well, fellow Shifters, you are probably tidying your desks, thinking of a (HOT!) Canada Day weekend and looking forward to some much deserved rest. Thank you for following along with and supporting the Shift this…
Do you have a professional learning network (PLN)?When you are planning a lesson, thinking about pedagogy, or learning about something new, do you have a group of people you turn to for guidance and support?It…
Last year, the Halton District School Board ran an event called #LoveMyHaltonSchool where they asked students, staff and parents to share (via Twitter) reasons why they love Halton. This year, the event is back! You…
WI Dick Middle School in Milton is on an Innovation Journey. Inside their school they had a large, open area called “The Mall” that was used for Quality Daily Fitness breaks. Really, the space was…
Kate Power, Kelly Trdin, Charity Wilkinson and Daniel Lustrinelli are teachers at Dr Frank J. Hayden Secondary School. They have been interested in creating cross-curricular moments with their students for some time. Recently, they were…