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I feel the need to share some of my experiences with myalgic encephalitis (chronic fatigue syndrome) publicly because before getting it I really had no idea what it meant. I figured it was like extreme burnout. Stress certainly doesn’t help but there is much more to it than being very tired. Before becoming sick with …
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The power of connection, community, and weathering hard times together March Break is over for Ontario students, parents, and educators. For most, it was a much-needed opportunity to take a break after two years of constant changes and unpredictability. For my friends and I, it was an important opportunity to re-connect in person, as we …
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“‘I don’t know’ is a totally valid response.” It’s something I’ve said over and over again while coaching students through some of the introductory activities we’ve been working through over the first two weeks of this new (to us) “adaptive model” of education. It’s been tough work, even though many students don’t see it as …
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I created this Jamboard Activity in response to some questions filtering in from students who want a little more structure within what will be a co-designed & responsive learning experience. It was created in response to student “wonderings” about curriculum, assessment, and the types of things we can expect to learn in our class, along …
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Hoping this will help anyone else struggling to conceptualize of the different blocks of time we need to manage in terms of class length under the adaptive or hybrid model. I’m a very visual person when it comes to organizing information and ideas, so having a sense of what the time “looks like” is very …
I created this name for myself, the Drama Mama, when I became pregnant with my first child. It began as a cute little joke, when ordering personalized school clothing. I wanted to challenge a fallacy presented to me several years ago, while also trying to integrate two seemingly opposed aspects of myself. A trusted friend …
Thanks for visiting my new site! Like all of us, it is a work in process. I’m the subject head of Dramatic Arts for Maple High School, and just returned from maternity leave after birthing my first child a year ago. The first year of my son’s life was a bit rocky, and my first …