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Additional Self-Regulation Resources

Posted on December 12, 2011 by J Martens

Via Charlie Naylor: Resources gathered by BCTF Information Services (Emily O’Neill and Karen Rojem) on self-regulation that was done for one of the Okanagan Inquiry groups. Dr. Charles Pascal Profile of Ontario’s Early Learning Advisor Early Learning Report Summary Early … Continue reading →

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Calm, Alert and Learning – Stuart Shanker Resources

Posted on December 7, 2011 by J Martens

“Self-regulation is a system for dealing with stress.” A few of my takeaways: Our ability to self-regulate is compromised when we are sleep-deprived. We are all sleeping less — average hours of sleep has decreased across all ages. Physical activity … Continue reading →

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Finding Joy in Every Assignment

Posted on December 5, 2011 by J Martens

The following resources were shared at a Nov 23rd workshop for VSB TOCs. Finding Joy in Every Assignment http://www.priceless-teaching-strategies.com http://www.mrgym.com http://www.bctf.ca/TeachersOnCall VSB Staff Offers – Bell, Dell, Apple, Microsoft

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Moodle Meetup – Dec 1

Posted on November 29, 2011 by J Martens

Via Bruno Vernier: The next Moodle Meetup for VSB teachers will be at Killarney on Thursday Dec 1 at 3:30pm in the library. There are two agendas for the meeting:  for newbies:  a quick introduction to moodle to get your … Continue reading →

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Digitally Yours Sandbox Session – Wed Nov 16

Posted on November 9, 2011 by J Martens

Teachers interested in technology integration are invited to come play in the Digitally Yours Sandbox. It is time and space for you to be supported as you collaborate on your tech-based projects (school-based or inter-school). All levels of expertise are … Continue reading →

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Planning Effective Lessons

Posted on October 31, 2011 by J Martens

An excerpt from How to Plan Effective Lessons, an article by Ellen Ullman in the October 2011 Education Update from ASCD. Four key strategies for planning an effective lesson: Determine the purpose of the lesson. If you have a clear … Continue reading →

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Professional Learning

Posted on October 20, 2011 by J Martens

Professional Learning – Newsletter #1 There many things that influence student learning.  Some influences have a large positive effect, some have a small positive effect, some have a negative effect and some have no effect. Some influences can be changed … Continue reading →

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A Twitter Conversation on 21st CL

Posted on October 14, 2011 by J Martens

The following came out a Twitter chat I had this morning when I checked in on the #21CLBanff twitter stream. I will update with some of the thread but here is my last contribution to the chat today #sohesays For … Continue reading →

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Newer English Teachers WS – Wed Nov 9

Posted on October 13, 2011 by J Martens

How English Teachers Survive Their First Early Years Challenges facing a newer English teacher are similar to, but not the same as other teachers.  The English teacher is responsible for improving the students’ reading and writing skills more so than … Continue reading →

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Blogging Workshop – October 26

Posted on October 12, 2011 by J Martens

Blogging Sandbox for VSB Teachers (free) For all teachers regardless of whether they are new to blogging, fledgling bloggers, or experienced bloggers.  There will be a short presentation on why a teacher would want to blog, blogging guidelines for teachers, … Continue reading →

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