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being an educator

Let Them Write

by Jean Winter / 2 Comments

  I know myself to be a writer. No matter the format or my intentions for what I’m writing, I …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Teaching, Writing Tagged With: being an educator, education, language, learning new lessons, philosophy of education, potential, power of words, teacher resources

Ontario Education: What are the issues?

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I was an educator in the Ontario public school system for over 33 years.  I have experience of …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, being an educator, education, educational change, making a difference, philosophy of education, potential, taking charge

The Challenges of Being an Educator Now

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  It’s the beginning of a new school year and I’m remembering.  I’m remembering all of the …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Our World, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, assessment, being an educator, capacity, choice, education, educational change, making a difference, philosophy of education, potential, teaching special needs learners, working with special needs learners

Education and Success

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    We’ve bought into the idea that education is about training and “success”, …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, Our World, Teaching Tagged With: author-ity, being an educator, capacity, creativity, education, educational change, making a difference, philosophy of education, potential, resourcefulness, success, taking charge, teacher resources

Supporting Exceptional Learners — An Individual Education Plan

by Jean Winter / 3 Comments

    When I started teaching, learning about an Individual Education Plan [IEP] …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: being an educator, capacity, education, educational change, Individual Education Plan, philosophy of education, potential, resourcefulness, teacher resources, teaching special needs learners, working with special needs learners

Forget What You Know — my response to Jacob Barnett’s TED Talk

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Thinking on Dock

Stop learning and start thinking. I love listening to CBC Radio. Last week, as I was driving who …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, Personal Growth and Self-discovery, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, authenticity, author-ity, being an educator, being true to self, capacity, choice, creativity, education, educational change, imagination, learning new lessons, peronsal truth, philosophy of education, potential, resourcefulness, taking charge, teacher resources

The OSSLT — Making Liars of Us All

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Pinocchio Puppet Dolls

Is it any wonder that they are confused and distressed? As a teacher, no matter which discipline I …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, being an educator, capacity, education, language, philosophy of education, power of words, writing

Creating a Professional Resume — thoughts to consider

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Vintage Typewriter - Who are you

At the end of their teacher training, each educator new to the profession is faced with applying for …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: advice on resumes, authenticity, author-ity, being an educator, education, philosophy of education, teacher resources, teaching resumes

On Choosing to Become a Teacher — my thoughts on getting hired

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As I read Sachin Maharaj’s op ed piece: “We are wasting our young teaching talent”, I reflected on …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: becoming a teacher, being an educator, education, educational change, philosophy of education, potential, Regulation 274

Alternative Assessment — Another Way

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Recently, I posted my thoughts regarding ‘The Exam Question’, an article which was published in the …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Personal Growth and Self-discovery, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, alternative assessment, assessment, authenticity, author-ity, being an educator, capacity, choice, creativity, education, emotional healing, imagination, learning new lessons, philosophy of education, potential, summative assessment

A Different Choice for Student Assessment

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As I prepared to write this companion piece to my thoughts on ‘The Exam Question’ – one on …

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Filed Under: Education Issues and Comments, Personal Growth and Self-discovery, Resources, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, alternative assessment, alternatives, assessment, being an educator, capacity, choice, education, educational change, learning new lessons, philosophy of education, potential, student assessment, summative assessment

2015 — The Year in Review for Authentic Vibrations

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This year, for the first time, I received a report from WordPress of the activity on my blog, …

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Filed Under: Choices, Education Issues and Comments, For the fun of it., Music and the Arts, Personal Growth and Self-discovery, Teaching Tagged With: accountability, authenticity, author-ity, being an educator, being true to self, capacity, choice, creating space, creativity, emotional healing, expressing spirit, imagination, learning new lessons, making a difference, potential, power of words, resourcefulness, taking charge, writing

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