e-learning

Tough emotional and right somehow

Will Gourley
February 28, 2021
e-learning, Emergency Distance Learning, General, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Wellness
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Tears. I am pretty sure there were tears in the classroom. It wasn’t the first time and won’t be the last.They were real. They were mine. You know when you are in the middle of your classroom, midway into a lesson, and a thought hits? It was surreal to say the least as it happened on […]

Remote Learning Hereos

Kelly.McLaughlin
February 27, 2021
Celebrating Success, Distance learning, e-learning, Engaging students with online learning, Resilience, self reflection, Teaching online
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Celebrating the Remote Learning Heroes I wake up to teach each morning, excited to hear my students voices and to teach the lessons for the day. I love every moment with them and I think the world of these students. They really are little super heroes, but do I tell them that enough? It was […]

Snow Day = No School Day

Deb Weston
February 16, 2021
Advocacy for public education, Assessment, COVID19, e-learning, Emergency Distance Learning, Engaging students with online learning, Remote Learning, Teaching online, Weather
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As an elementary special education teacher, I teach in a hybrid class of some students learning synchronously online and some learning in-class. It’s a juggle of competing agendas as teaching online and in-class are very different due to different ecologies of learning. Ecology is defined as “the study of the relationships between living organisms, including […]

New Year’s Resolutions

Kelly.McLaughlin
December 29, 2020
e-learning, Engaging students with online learning, General, self reflection, Teaching online, Wellbeing, Year End Reflection
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Hello all and I hope you had a lovely Christmas with whomever you were “allowed” to surround yourself with.I spent the holidays with my close family and enjoyed some quality time at home this year rather than visiting our favourite mouse in Florida. We are thankfully booked in for next Christmas as we are hoping […]

From zero to one hundred, real quick!

Kelly.McLaughlin
November 17, 2020
21st Century Learning, Building Inclusion, Celebrating Success, Communication with Parents and Guardians, Distance learning, e-learning, Engaging students with online learning, self reflection, Students as Teachers, Teaching online
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As my online teaching journey continues, I find myself always thinking about the importance of reaching all students. Last week, I noticed I only had about 13 out of 31 students participating daily. I wouldn’t see the other students writing in the chat, posting in the discussion section or raising their hand to speak on […]

Teachers Are Still Rocking It-

Michelle Fenn
September 24, 2020
21st Century Learning, Celebrating Success, Challenging Topics, Constant Learning, Distance learning, e-learning, Engaging students with online learning, General, Inspiring Teachers, Making a Difference Through Education, Mental Health, Modern Learning, Resilience, Start of the year, Teacher Wellness, Teacher Working Conditions, Teaching online, Technology, Technology in school, Use of Technology, Using technology well, Wellness, wellness
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In March we were “Emergency Learning”.  Now we are either teaching “virtually” or “socially distanced” in classrooms.  We never thought we’d be teaching from behind a screen, learning all kinds of new technology tools, wearing masks and shields in front of students or removing all of the manipulatives from classrooms. We don’t know how long […]

“Techie People”

Michelle Fenn
June 13, 2020
21st Century Learning, Advocacy for change, Celebrating Success, Constant Learning, Curriculum Planning, Distance learning, Diverse Learning Needs, e-learning, Engaging students with online learning, Inspiring Teachers, Integration, Modern Learning, Teacher Appreciation, teacher efficacy, Teacher Wellness, Teacher Working Conditions, Teaching online, Technology, Use of Technology, Using technology well
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As someone who is passionate and truly geeky about the power of technology in education, I often hear from my fellow teachers, “I’m not really a techie person.”  Now, I get where they are coming from because technology can be intimidating.  Many times I’ve said, “I’m not really a math person.”  I can “do” math […]

Classrooms After Covid-19

Deb Weston
April 29, 2020
Class Size Matters, e-learning, Health & Safety, Mental Health, Teacher Working Conditions
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I write this blog in response to the Province of Quebec opening their public schools as of May 11th 2020. As the education of students is challenged with many layers of complexity, I will muse about what classrooms might look like when Ontario’s students return to classroom. Managing the Spread of the Virus In minimizing […]

Keep Calm and Teach ONLine

Deb Weston
April 16, 2020
Distance learning, e-learning
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KEEP CALM AND TEACH ONLine I’m in my third week of working to set up my online classroom and to get my students, and their parents, up to speed with learning critical online tasks. These include knowing how to log in, remembering passwords, and completing/submitting assigned work. In addition, all of us, students, parents, and […]

Content and Copyright Considerations in Distance Learning

Michelle Fenn
April 15, 2020
Challenging Topics, Constant Learning, Copyright, Distance learning, e-learning, Plagiarism, Planning, Resources, Social Media, Technology, Use of Technology, Using technology well
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The move to distance learning has certainly had some pitfalls. On top of all of the programming changes and logistical considerations, we’re hearing horror stories of the inappropriate use of digital tools and teachers unintentionally violating copyright laws.  It is crucial for teachers to make themselves aware of the privacy and security guidelines for their […]

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