184 Days of Biking So, without getting on my soap-box here, let’s just say that a series of events in the life of this 8th year teacher have forced him to ride his bike to school. Every day. Like, 184 Days of Biking. September was great. Mind you, I always rode in September. My [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Parkland Staff'
Day 160: Lindsay Imeson, Teacher (Woodhaven)
May 23rd, 2013 · 1 Comment · Parkland Staff
This year I was the coach of Woodhaven’s Junior Badminton team. I had quite the journey with a group of wonderful students. Each student brought something different to the team. There were two boys who changed my view on the word “team”. They showed how an unlikely friendship and partnership could be so perfect. The [...]
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Day 158: Leanne Schram-White, Teacher (Duffield School)
May 21st, 2013 · No Comments · Parkland Staff
At the end of 2012 school year, I was given the opportunity to take a leadership role and be Duffield School’s Healthy School Facilitator. I decided to embark on this journey and see where the path would take our school. One of the first tasks was to build a team that would collaborate, lead and [...]
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Day 157: Laurie Loe, Teacher (SPC)
May 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Middle Years, Parkland Staff
cc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo shared by courosa Mrs. Loe’s Grade 5 class at Stony Plain Central School has really appreciated the use of their ‘psdblogs’ accounts. They have come in very handy in many cases. An example might be when students bring their personal devices such as iPads, laptops, and [...]
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Day 156: Andrew Woloshyn, Teacher (Graminia)
May 16th, 2013 · No Comments · Early Years, Parkland Staff
With the world of education is ever changing and new and innovative ideas coming up through the pipeline every day, it is more important now than ever before to work with teaching colleagues to develop the best lessons, tasks, and assessments possible. Collaboration is not only beneficial for teachers, but for our students as well. [...]
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Day 155: Ali Verhey, Teacher (Millgrove School)
May 15th, 2013 · No Comments · Early Years, Parkland Staff
cc licensed ( BY NC SA ) flickr photo shared by Joe Shlabotnik Grade 3KV at Millgrove School have been working on their global citizenship skills through KIVA. What is KIVA, you ask? KIVA is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. KIVA manages a worldwide network of [...]
Day 154: Linda Trippel, Teacher (Forest Green School)
May 14th, 2013 · 6 Comments · Early Years, Parkland Staff
At the beginning of this school year, I was given the opportunity to join a Professional Learning Community of my choice. I decided to join my colleagues at Forest Green and Stony Plain Central in “The Daily 5” PLC. For those unfamiliar, “The Daily 5” is a structure that helps to develop the daily habits [...]
Day 152: Paul Huedepohl, Teacher (Woodhaven Middle School)
May 10th, 2013 · No Comments · Parkland Staff
In April, Woodhaven Middle School began a new program that allowed me to have a new cadre of grade 7-9 students come to Industrial Arts for 14 classes. The group included students that had taken five years of Industrial Arts previously; as well, it included students that hadn’t taken one class with me. My challenge [...]
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Day 150: Laura Robert, Teacher (GCMS)
May 8th, 2013 · No Comments · Parkland Staff
We Care at Greystone At the start of the year students were given the opportunity to apply for a place on a student driven leadership club called the “We Care Team.” Students from every grade level responded to the call, and submitted an application letter to be considered. Students were then chosen based on these [...]
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Day 149: Jayna Butler, Teacher (Woodhaven School)
May 7th, 2013 · No Comments · Parkland Staff
What a weekend! I recently had the opportunity to take a group of my Drama students to the Zone II One Act Play festival, held at Horizon Stage. It was such a positive experience for both my cast and myself, (Thanks to the tireless efforts of Festival Hosts Kevin Tokarsky and Mathew Ma, and the [...]
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