A couple of weeks ago I posted a Teaching Out Loud entry asking readers to identify some of the elephants in the room when it came to talking about change in education. The conversation was brisk and engaging, resulting in one or two subsequent guest posts by some pretty passionate writers. While there is something [...]
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Are educators really prepared to be talking about 21st century learning?
I know that there are times when my inside thoughts should…well…just remain inside, but here’s one of those thoughts that has been bursting to escape for the past little while. It has to do our incessant chatter about the 21st century paradigm and our apparent lack of movement within the schoolhouse to mobilize any of [...]
A (Fairly) Modest Proposal to Improve Teacher Quality
I have my best ideas in the spring! As the cold and ice of winter are taunted by the lengthening days and rising temperatures, my mind becomes giddy with excitement…and I ideate. Yes, my friend, that is actually a word. This morning I would like to propose an idea that would leverage our passionate attachment [...]
voicEd.ca needs YOUR perspective
A little over a week ago, I proposed that we establish a collaborative webspace where anyone with an interest in Canadian education could come, write, discuss, challenge and even provoke some new ways of thinking about this place we call school. The idea was not to replace the work that was already being done by [...]
Sarah Kay, Spoken Word and…well, you tell me what the “and” is!
I’m not sure why I revisited this last night, but I did. I’m not exactly sure why I’m posting it here this morning, but I am. I do know that there is something very moving and inspiring about listening to Sarah speak, even after the 20th time! And I do know that there is a [...]
Premier Dalton McGuinty Speaks Directly to Ontario Teachers
I realize that there is a sense in which this is specific to Ontario teachers, but in another sense, the video posted this week on YouTube by Premier Dalton McGuinty is an interesting sign of just how the times are a changin’ when it comes to contract negotiations between government and the public service. First, [...]
