I’d like to introduce you to Alex. She was a student of mine who graduated last June. I met her for the first time when she was in my Grade 9 Academic Math class. My…
This week, Halton opened the doors on its newest elementary school, named after a Canadian civil rights leader, Viola Desmond. Up until the Christmas Break, students who were to attend Viola Desmond Public School had…
Some days, don’t you just wish you could clone yourself? Most days, probably. Wouldn’t that be nice?! It feels like we spend so much time repeating ourselves, and teaching the same concept over and over,…
Halton Goes Back to Class As we mentioned in a previous post, this year the Halton District School Board has gone to the movies. Keeping with this theme, last Monday the board went back to…
Amanda Williams-Yeagers has written a number of guest blog posts on the Shift. She is also leading the HDSB Empower Book Talk.Jordie Burton has also written a guest blog post on the Shift. He is…
The Shift Blog has been running now for 18 months, documenting Halton’s journey of making school different. The Shift Blog has grown to include guest bloggers who have helped give voice to other perspectives as…