I’ve been numb this week. I’ve been angry. I’ve felt rage and sadness and alone.  A few of you know this. You reached out, sent me words of love. That means more than I hope you will ever know.

I have been a Field Supervisor for student-teachers at McGill since 2021. I love it, it keeps me connected to the classroom now that I … Supporting Student-Teachers

Visiting each others classrooms. (Really, it’s that simple.) I’ve written about this a few times, so some of what I have written in the past … Best PD ever?

In Quebec, all students are expected to be in school under normal ratios, that means the same teacher:student ratio in effect at a given school … Bridging the online / offline / simultaneous teaching gap

On Thursday morning, someone from CBC News contacted me for a live interview later that afternoon. It was to talk about back-to-school in Quebec and … A back-to-school like no other

This week a friend of mine challenged me to do 25 pushups for 25 days as a way of raising awareness for mental wellness issues … Day 1 – Trauma, Mental Health, & our Students

Close to 15 years ago, I became friends with a teacher in South Burlington, Vermont. She was a master at differentiation and I met her … Checking ourselves. When good teachers are racist.

A story in 3 parts – epilogue I already posted an article earlier today called English Sector Exclusion: A story in 3 parts and I don’t … When we talk, when we listen. We get better together. (epilogue)

Part 3 Yesterday afternoon I was forwarded this questionnaire by a colleague in another province. I was attracted by the headline because I thought it was important … English Sector Exclusion: A story in 3 parts.

When we were told to keep in contact with our students, it didn’t have to all be via Zoom. I was reading through the comments … How you Zooming?

I originally wrote this back in December, on another blog. At the time, webinars were just a thing some of us did sometimes. Who knew … Revisiting Designing Webinars that Matter