LEADERSHIP 

Humanity, Social Intelligence & High Performance Teams 

This is a great article on leadership for educators or for leaders in the public sector.  It really impressed me. Outstanding research done by James R. Rychard 

It includes the practices I believe in, that helped me as a teacher in the classroom or in my administrative roles.  It continues to amaze me that leaders in our university and public schools have not made relationships the foundation of their leadership practices. I have so many times heard my colleagues and students say, "They just feel like they are a number".  

I particularly like the references to the work done by Daniel Goleman. 

ABSTRACT

James R. Rychard explores the essence of high-performance teams, emphasizing the role of collaboration and how it is rooted in social intelligence as part of the character dimension of humanity. After examining the threat of “dark triad” personalities to team dynamics, the article presents an exemplary case of socially intelligent leader Kazuo Inamori, former CEO of Japan Airlines, and extracts important lessons for the public sector. Rychard underscores the importance of investing in leadership development and fostering a culture of character to support collaboration in the public sector.

Click Here for: Humanity, SOcial Intelligence & High performance teams 

by James R. Rychard: Burlington Ontario 

 Posted October 2024 

Also Posted to the Leadership Tab

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What Happens When a School Closes Its Library?

This issue of closing libraries in public schools is occurring more and more.

What impact is that having on teachers, students and student learning?

The Faculty of Education at my university has just closed its library and the staff have been released. Students are being sent to the general campus library instead. 

A saving money strategy?

Now the students sit in the hall to collaborate and work. 

Read this article to learn the impact of closing school libraries. 

Click here: What Happens When a School Closes It's Library?

Click Here for Article 2: What is the Impact of a School Not Having a Librarian

Posted here on October 7th, 2024

Also posted to the 21st Century Learning Tab

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 GETTING READY FOR KINDERGARTEN

Registration for JK & K are in January.

What skills are most key on entering the classroom.

Check out this article to find out!

Click Here: To Be Ready for Kindergarten. 

Posted here in October 2024. 

Also posted to 21st Century Education

 THE BENEFITS of a BILINGUAL BRAIN

A very informative animated TED Talk

It's obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier -- like traveling or watching movies without subtitles. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? 

Educator Mia Nacamulli details the three types of bilingual brains and shows how knowing more than one language keeps your brain healthy, complex and actively engaged. (Directed by TED-Ed, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen)

CLICK THIS LINK: Benefits of the Bilingual Brain

Posted to this website September 2024

Also Posted to the ELL Tab

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READING STRATEGIES WEBSITE

READING ROCKETS

This is a website worth exploring for research based reading strategies 

Check out the videos too

Check Out the site by clicking here:  Reading Rockets 

Click here for more on ELL teaching strategies: ELL Instructional Strategies 

Posted to the High Yield Strategies Tab and the ELL Tab

July 5, 2024

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 A FRAMEWORK for UNDERSTANDING and TEACHING LITERACY

Check out these researched based strategies 

Click this link to go to the: The BALANCED LITERACY DIET

Also posted to the ELL and High Yield Strategies Tabs 

July 5th, 2024

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 PROJECT of HEART WEBSITE

Project of Heart” is an inquiry based, hands-on, collaborative, inter-generational, artistic journey of seeking truth about the history of Aboriginal people in Canada. 

Its purpose is to:

• Inspire the building of relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Canada based on mutual understanding, respect and collective action to create a different future

• Examine the history and legacy of Indian Residential Schools in Canada and to seek the truth about that history, leading to the acknowledgement of the extent of loss to former students, their families and communities
• Commemorate the lives of the thousands of Indigenous children who died as a result of the residential school experience.
• Call Canadians to action, through social justice endeavors, to change our present and future history collectively
• and more....

Find out more.

Click the Following link: Project of Heart

Also posted to the Indigenous Education Tab Feb. 2024

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 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Curious about the role that hashtagChatGPT and other emerging technologies will play in the future of education?

Dwayne Matthews is a Innovation Evangelist, and Future of Education Strategist.

In this video he speaks about the future directions of education on TVO's  "The Thread".

Click This Link for the Video: The Future of Education

This next link will take you to an interview with Amber Mac and Dwayne Matthews on Linkedin.

I attended this presentation and asked a question (at the 11:00 minute mark) about the role of ChatGPT in the future of education.

Click the #AI link below and sign into Linkedin if asked:

 

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Posted to this website and under the Technology Tab: Feb 15, 2024

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 DOUG REEVES ON "WHAT IS RESEARCH ANYWAY?"

Check out these amazing articles by Professor Reeves

I have used Professor Reeves videos on assessment and evaluation in my classes at the Faculty of Education, Brock University. 

I was privileged to attend a live webinar in 2024 where he mentioned to me that our new teacher candidates would find them useful.  Especially the site where he supports students in finishing their dissertation!! 

Click the link below for "What is Research Anyway?". 

Also find here a variety of articles he has written and that have been posted by ASCD

Click here: What Is Research, Anyway?

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Support for Finishing Your Dissertation

The next link will be incredibly helpful for students who need support and advice to finish their Dissertation.  AND IT'S FREE!!!!

Click the link below to get support for finishing your dissertation

Doug Reeves gave me this address:  Finishthedissertation.org 

Past it into your browser

or Click here for: Finishthedissertation.org

Posted to this website: Feb. 14 / 2024

Also Posted to the Inspirational Leaders Tab

 ONTARIO EDUBLOGGERS

This is a compilation of Ontario Educators and their Blogs / Websites 

This site is Part of Doug Petersen's Website.  

Thanks so much to Doug for his work on this.

Click Here For: A List of Ontario Edubloggers

Posted to this site: Jan. 1st, 2024

Also Posted to the Blogs TAB

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