Transferring
learning to other teachers and teacher-librarians should be an important
part of our job. I have developed many lessons over the years that I have
been able to share with others. This unit that I co-wrote on teaching New
France through the research process was developed for the TDSB library department.
The unit was published and distributed to all schools in the TDSB. I have
further been able to promote the unit through various workshops in the board.
The unit was also presented at the OLA SuperConference this Winter. Warning
before opening: at 45 pp. long, it is a large pdf file. |
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All teachers should reflect
on what they do it class. What works and what doesn't is a question
I ask of my lessons regularly. Being able to answer the questions can make
us stronger teachers. I care greatly about the teaching process, and like
to help new teachers develop a better understanding of the learning process.
I have helped support teacher-candidates from OISE/UT at both my schools.
Even when I don't have a candidate assigned directly to me, I offer mini-workshops
and support to all teacher-candidates at my school. |
How can we present ideas in
a captivating way? Technology can be a great help, but seems to change at
a rapid pace. Being able to keep up with the changes can be a real challenge
for everyone in the teaching profession. I like to meet this sort of a challenge,
and regularly teach myself new computer applications or uses, whether to
use with my classes, or simply out of interest's sake. This year I took
on MacroMedia's Dreamweaver and Flash applications to
build this website. Registering my own domain name, and setting up a web
host was another part of the challenge. Clicking right will take you back
home. |
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