02/11/2019
If you don't see the book you want on the shelf, write it.
- Beverly Cleary
I have many picture books floating around inside my head on any given day... I would love to see a children's book on the shelf about the Newfoundland community of Gander who supported the hundreds of diverted passengers on 9-11. Such a great story.
Well, teacher friends... what will your book be about?
07/21/2018
Retweeted John Tyler ():
Fortunate to spend the past 3 days with a great group of people who were completely engaged in learning and talking leadership! first Offshore Leadership Development series F2F learning is in the books! https://t.co/mjxxM5yJ4z
07/19/2018
Having some major breakthroughs at the BCPVPA Offshore series as it relates to the core competencies, how they fit in the bigger picture, and how they can be assessed and reported throughout the year.
07/18/2018
The Stone Age didn’t end because we ran out of stones-Ahmed Zaki Yamani quoted by
07/18/2018
Happy to be here for the first annual Offshore Leadership Development series
07/18/2018
Retweeted Kristin Visscher ():
This book is amazing! Hearing explain it in context is 100x even better! Showing us how to extend & transform Ss thinking in incredibly practical ways. Critical thinking + SEL = powerful understanding in the context of self, others and the world. https://t.co/x6wPVoEUI5
07/14/2018
An amazing turnout today at the 5th annual BC Offshore Teachers’ summer workshop at Langley Christian elementary! Thank you to Ryan Silverthorne for organizing the event every summer; thanks to Jenny DeGroot and Langley Christian team for hosting; thanks to Susan McGuigan from kidsbooks for coming and “setting up shop” with all of my “top picks”; thanks to my colleague and friend Margo McGarry for helping me sell books without any warning! But mostly, my heartfelt thanks to the over 150 teachers from all over the lower mainland and as far away as Qatar who gave up a sunny Friday in their summer break to learn along with me. Your dedication to “best practice” is inspiring! Enjoy the rest of your summer!
07/06/2018
Just a reminder that ticket sales for the event end tomorrow at 2pm. There are literally only 8 seats left so book soon if you intend to go
Offshore Education Collaborative 2018 Conference Powerful Understanding
22930 48th ave - Langley
06/28/2018
100% correct in education. My favorite quote when I was doing my Principal course at UBC was from a BCPVPA member who said: "If any of you think you're the best teacher on your staff your school is in trouble."
"It does not make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people to tell us what to do." Steve Jobs
"The greatest contribution of a leader is to make other leaders. Simon Sinek Nobody can be a leader if they do not trust their employees. No trust, no
06/18/2018
Dear all,
I am excited to announce the 2018 OEC conference on July 13th at Langley Christian School. This year will be an all day conference featuring Adrienne Gear. The workshop is based on her new book: Powerful Understanding. Don't miss out on this great opportunity.
Click on the image below for a link to the conference page offering a special rate to members of this facebook community.
Offshore Education Collaborative 2018 Conference Powerful Understanding
22702 48 Ave - Langley
05/01/2018
Great snapshot from Ann Johnson on the curriculum development process.
5 Qualities of a Dynamic Curriculum Development Process | Rubicon
As curriculum design continues to evolve from heavy binders to online curriculum development platforms, the process becomes dynamic, continuous, and collaborative. We created a sample 5-step process that capitalizes on the creativity of teachers and the capabilities of curriculum development platfor...
02/17/2018
Can't wait to pick this one up!
Weeeee! Look what was waiting for me when I got home from my day with my lovely Writing Teams in Kelowna? MY NEW BOOK! It’s finally here! Happy dancing all over the house! Wanted to post a photo of me holding a copy up but my son, who was taking the photo, said, “I wouldn’t post that, Mom. You look really old and a little weird!” So I’m just posting the box of books and maybe when I am not looking so old and weird I may try again! So excited about this book! Debut workshop will be in Toronto at Reading for the Love of It conference next week!