Let’s Talk

Today is Bell’s Let’s Talk Day. You’re going to hear and see all kinds of advertising and promotions about today being the day to talk about Mental Health wellness. The majority, if not all, visitors to this blog are educators.  January 31 may seem like a strange day for Mental Health wellness.  After all, it’s

OTR Links 01/31/2018

Twitter RT @NoelineL: This might be just the ticket to convince you to use, easily, “NEW #Google #Sites: 10 things #teachers must know https://t.co… tags: via:packrati.us teachers Sites Google The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/AJ2WdYVlse Stories via @leftyeva @mrmuzzdog @sroseman #teachers #scienceindailylife — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) January 31,

I’m in charge here

With the upgrade in the Google Chrome browser to version 64 (exactly Version 64.0.3282.119 here), there’s a feature that I’m going to be using quite a bit, methinks. I’m an early riser and reader.  Unless I’m outrageously tired, I’m up and doing some morning reading around 5am. I’ve mentioned this before; I get a good hour

OTR Links 01/30/2018

The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/Yx33HyLsJA Stories via @OPSBA @brmf_rm @digitalnative #education #design — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) January 30, 2018 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/Yx33HyLsJA Stories via @masonsherry @senior_mrs @marclijour #design The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/Yx33HyLsJA Stories via @masonsherry @senior_mrs @marclijour #design

An Interview with Helen DeWaard

Helen DeWaard follows nicely after the last interview with Sarah Lalonde. Sarah is a student at a Faculty of Education and Helen teaches at one! To steal a quote from Joni Mitchell, it’s time to look at “both sides now”. Doug:  Before we start, a public apology for misspelling your name a couple of weeks