It’s always refreshing and a pleasure to read the thoughts and sharing of Ontario Educators. My own challenge is deciding which to include in this weekly post. Please read on; I think that there are some great choices below.
Greetings from Cochrane Alberta
I don’t recall when I first met Patti Henderson but our paths keep crossing. She’s got an incredible photographic eye and, when she lived in Toronto, shared some interesting pictures from her perspective. She always seems to see something that I would have missed.
Now, we all like to refer to our blogs as journeys but recently Patti is having a different type of journey. She’s headed out to Alberta for a new adventure and sharing pictures of her adventure.
The best pictures are on her SmugMug account. There’s some great documentation of her journey. Check them out.
Getting Started ~ Library Research Information Guide for Graduate Students
Denise Horoky from the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario offers this blog post as an offer to graduate students.
It seems like an incredible offer. I can’t imagine anyone not taking her up on the offer.
I think that this is a wonderful model that could be offered by any teacher librarian. It’s almost a challenge for the student to be unsuccessful!
Yesterday, I shared a blog post “Young Canadians in a Wired World“. I’m mulling around in my mind a followup post. Tim King, however, jumped at the opportunity to share his thoughts.
I’ll admit this. I don’t think I’ve seen the word “feral” used in a blog post.
Tim focused his thoughts on the Parental Involvement piece.
When graduation day comes along, it’s the end of a run for students and teachers. At my old high school, we used to graduate outside with chairs on the asphalt circle in front of the school. If you’ve never enjoyed the sun and humidity of Essex County, be glad. Put on cap and gown (and we as staff all wore our university hoods) and you’ve got the late afternoon sun beating down and the heat from the asphalt radiating up. You’re so glad when it’s over.
Sheila Stewart’s post reminds us that it’s not over for the parents. Sure, they’re beaming with pride during the ceremony but they’ve got to worry about the next steps. Read her post to get some interesting insights.
As she points out there are “no easy answers”.
I really enjoyed the reading from this week. I hope that you’ll take the time to read the complete posts at the links provided above. There’s a great deal to think about.
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doug -- off the record 
Please share your thoughts here. I’d enjoy reading them.