Never underestimate the power of role modelling! Kids pick up much of what adults do. This certainly is true within the classroom setting and Noah, one of my grade two students, showed this as he presented a story on the Smart Board. Noah attends the Stony Creek Program, an alternative education program of choice, at [...]
Entries Tagged as 'CFL'
Day 141: Debbie Rutland, Teacher (CFL)
April 25th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Parkland Staff
Tags:Alberta Education·CFL·Debbie Rutland·Forest Green School·Parkland School Division·Stony Creek Program
Day 130: Selena, Student (Connections for Learning)
April 11th, 2013 · 7 Comments · High School
For my 16th birthday I decided instead of gifts, I would ask everyone to bring in some money to raise funds for a charity. It didn’t matter how much as long as it was in their budget range and what they thought they could afford. My mom and I were hoping to get around $1000. [...]
Tags:Alberta Education·CFL·Connections for Learning·Parkland School Division·PSD70
Day 118: Rhonda Harbert, Teacher (Brightbank Academy)
March 14th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Parkland Staff
cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by m.a.r.c. Rocket Man… I want to share a story about one of my grade two students. He’s been in this program for over a year and is somewhat of a reluctant learner, especially when it comes to reading. I had a conversation with him a [...]
Tags:Alberta Education·Brightbank Academy·CFL·Connections for Learning·Learning·Parkland School Division·PSD70·Rhonda Harbert
Day 112: Shireen Mohammed, Assistant Principal (CFL)
March 6th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Parkland Staff
They will RISE As I sit and reflect on my first year as an Assistant Principal I wanted to share a story about Connections for Learning (CFL). Here’s a little back ground of CFL before I get to the story. CFL has a diverse mix of programs geared at meeting the needs of many students [...]
Tags:Alberta Education·CFL·Connections for Learning·Parkland School Division·PSD70·shireen mohammed
Day 65: Melissa Everitt-Dallinger and Sharla Nuijens, Teachers (CFL)
December 10th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Parkland Staff
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by jollyUK Don’t Judge a Teen by His Hoodie! Teenagers, especially in large groups, can be very intimidating to those outside the education field. Honestly, even some educators feel that little quiver of fear! So when a group of five teens traipsed down the road to get [...]
Tags:Alberta Education·CFL·Connections for Learning·Melissa Dallinger·Parkland School Division·PSD70·sharla nuijjens
Day 182: Barb K., Teacher (Forest Green School/CFL)
June 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Parkland Staff
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Vox Efx Learning Coach – Then and Now… I used to think that a Learning Coach was the person who would gather resources, explore alternative strategies and/or supply expertise for all students and especially those with special needs. This might look like helping with behaviour problems, [...]
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184 – Day 108: Jenn B., Parent (Connections for Learning/Stony Creek)
February 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Parents
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by UmmZ Every year, I pick a theme for my children and myself for our schooling year.This year I was compelled to pick “building character” as our theme. We try to do special things during homeschooling to build on that theme. For example, we have been enjoying [...]
Tags:Alberta Education·building character·CFL·Connections for Learning·CSR·Parkland School Division·Stony Creek Program