Elementary Teachers of Ontario's

Heart and Art of Teaching and Learning Blog

I'm honored to be blogging for ETFO's Heart and Art of Teaching and Learning


Below are links to my posts. Newer posts are at the bottom.

Musings Of A New(ish) Teacher On The First Days Of The School Year

Empowering Young Mathematicians

Courageous Conversations: Indigenous Perspectives In The Classroom

Entrepreneurial Thinking In The Classroom

It's Conference Time!

The Workshop Presenter’s Palette

Embracing Creativity?

Goal Setting

#PDThatWorks

Moving Beyond "Cultural Months"

Book Clubs and Talks

Collaboration Amongst The Grades

Digital Breakouts

Music & Identity

Our Journey In Music

Science Through Inquiry

Digital Literacy Day

Are Artists Mathematicians Too?

End Of Year Reflections

Summer Professional Learning

New Year, New Learning

Drawing The Line

It's Progress Report Time!

Creative Confidence

Experiential Learning

Broadening Our Learning Spaces in Education

Parents: Key Partners In Education

Everyday Mental Health Classroom Resource

Bell Let’s Talk Day – Helping to End the Stigma in Classrooms

The Heart and Art of Teaching and Learning Resource

It's Spring! Let's Talk About the Environment!

It's About Relationships!

Wellness in the Classroom

Getting the User at the Center of User-Centered Design!

Pride

Long-Range Plans

Podcasts for Students

Risk Taking

Orange Shirt Day

I Am From Poems – Building A Positive Classroom Community

Halloween: Discussions Around Inclusion

Progress Reports – Reflection & Goal Setting

Hour of Code Is Coming…

Learning From & With Students

Hour of Code is Coming…Part 2

Clear and Specific for 2020!

The Chocolongo Challenge

Dear Basketball – Saying Goodbye & Finding Our Passions

Novels That Spark Conversation and Empathy

Math In Real Life – The Yard Problem

Graphic Novels – Engaging Learning for All Readers

Distance Learning Ideas

Distance Learning – Trying to Get Back Into a Routine

Jamboard – a Tool for Learning Together at a Distance

Teacher Well-being

What’s Working?!?

Crazy Hair Day

Passion Projects Through Design

ETFO’s 365 Black Canadian Curriculum

A September Unlike Any Other

Creating a Classroom Action Plan Through Data Management

Literacy, Science & So Much More!

A Call for Change

Virtual Field Trips: Connecting With the World Beyond the Classroom


The KWC


Reading Response Journals


Mental Health & Well-Being


Lessons From Virtual Learning


Back to the Classroom


Finding Your People


Lessons From a Teacher Candidate


Social Studies in Action


Front Desk


Technology Like in the Real World


Going Gradeless in Elementary – Part 1


Going Gradeless in Elementary – Part 2


Virtual Design Sprint


One Year Wiser


Milo Imagines The World


Dear New Teacher


Reflection as Learning


Tone Policing


In Solidarity


Infographics – Hands on Learning With Technology


The Year We Learned to Fly


The Other 11 Months


Notable Black People in Canada – A Breakout


So What’s Your Story?

Climate Change

The Arts

Graduation – Perhaps Something New?

World Oceans Day

Pandemic Stories in Children’s Literature

Virtual Museum – Visit and Reflection

Reflecting on Identity Boxes


Wrapping Up The Year

The Great Lego Challenges

Being Gentle With Myself

Lions, Tigers and Kinders, Oh My!

Curriculum NightPausing and Teaching for Deeper LearningWe’re Building Again!The Wind DownComputer Science Education WeekThe Shape of ThingsFrom Consumption to Creation – Media LiteracyScratching the Pollution in Our OceansIncorporating Tech in FSL PresentationsUnpacking the System Through Artistic ExpressionSpring Has Sprung!Unplugged Coding in the FSL ClassroomWhat’s the Probability?ETFO’s Summer Academy Is Coming Soon!Ideas for Learning in JuneJune ReflectionPixel ArtAll Good Things…The Global Competencies Through STEMMedia Literacy & Digital Citizenship Resources