by alicjawp | Feb 28, 2018 | Compass Tool, TECHO, Uncategorized, Week Without Walls
Today, I had one of those ‘my heart will break in a million happy pieces’ teaching moments. It started with a conversation with a student in the hallway (as the best teaching moments do). She started a little anecdote about Miguel Ángel, a boy she took to...
by alicjawp | Feb 13, 2018 | Capstone, Collaboration, Compass Tool, Infographic, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized
“Systems thinking enables educators to help their students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to participate in a complex and interdependent world.” (Mike Johnstone – Compass Education) One of the many things that I love about teaching...
by alicjawp | Nov 28, 2017 | Capstone, Collaboration, Google Classroom, Uncategorized
This year I am challenged with teaching a new course: AP Capstone Seminar. It’s a course that really captures what teaching should be like: skill development such as reading and analyzing a variety of texts; inquiry based learning where students are guided to come up...
by alicjawp | Sep 19, 2017 | Google Classroom, Innovation, Technology
I appreciate and take pride in subtle details, both in life and in teaching. The expression, “it’s all in the details” can be applied to more than just fashion, good food, and hospitality experiences. For example, the subtle steps in a lesson that lead students to a...
by alicjawp | Sep 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
New year, new blog! Ok, maybe we’re already 3 weeks into the school year; however, most of my Canadian counterparts are starting school this Tuesday so I’m still in the season of a new school year. Teaching is a busy job! Of course, with every year come new year...
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