This morning, at 9:15, there will be a very special broadcast of This Week in Ontario Edublogs on voicEd Radio. It’s not quite Wednesday, but it is the end of the year. For Stephen Hurley and me, it was a year of getting together on Wednesday mornings to talk about a selection of blog posts from Ontario Edubloggers. Except for a few weeks this summer when Stephen went off the grid, we were pretty faithful in meeting that time commitment.
If you read my blog post last Friday, I had put together a list of all of the blog posts that made my This Week in Ontario Edublogs blog post on Friday mornings. Of those, five were talked about on the radio show. Two were held back for the post. The original list featured the Friday posts; the list you’ll find below are those that were discussed on Wednesday morning.
It wasn’t something that I had kept track of; it was just when Stephen and I thought to do a special end of year show that I went to work and created the document. It was actually pretty easy. I share a Google Document with Stephen and it was just a matter of going through the document and grabbing the information. A typical entry looks like this:
During the summer, we invite guests to come on the show with us. It’s just a matter of sharing this document with them so they know the posts, where it’s located, and some of my thoughts. We had a great group join us this year.
- July 3 – Peter Cameron
- July 10 – The BeastEDU – Andrea Kerr, Kelly MacKay
- August 14 – Terry Greene
- August 21 – Lynn Thomas
- August 27 – Beth Lyons
- November 6 – Ramona Meharg (at the Bring IT, Together Conference)
It’s so nice to be able to reach out and have these folks join us. Of course, they’re all bloggers themselves.
At one point in the show, Stephen and I made reference to ourselves as the old guys in the balcony from The Muppets. It was Diana Maliszewski that either knew or did the research to let us know that they actually had names – Statler and Waldorf.
If people only knew!
The best part of the show happens in the 15 minutes before the show actually goes live. We do our sound check and get caught up on the week’s events.
I’m constantly amazed that we’re able to make it work. Things are so low-tech on my end. Just a computer, an external monitor, a Samsung set of earbuds, and an internet connection. All the magic happens on Stephen’s end where he sets up things and then we go live. All of the shows are posted on the voicEd site.
So, we’ve been busy putting things together for this year end show. I hate to use the term “best of 2019” because all of the blog posts that we chat about weekly are excellent and insightful. Without the regular amazing content, there would be a lot of dead air.
And, thanks to a suggestions from Sheila Stewart, there will be a blooper section although I’ll point out that it’s not really fair. We do the show live but most listeners hear it later via podcast. By that point in time, Stephen has had the opportunity to edit out any fluffs on his part. Mine remain!
And, here’s the complete list of amazing bloggers and their blog titles that we had a chance to chat about on the show. Sometimes, we even stayed on topic.
I hope that you can join us this morning at 9:15.
| Blogger | Blog post title |
| Alanna King – @banana29 | Leaping with no net: autism for teens in Ontario |
| How to coddle a volunteer | |
| UX/UI Design with Canada Learning Code | |
| Albert Fong – @albertfong | Teachers tell stories |
| Amanda Potts – @Ahpotts | Why he comes to class |
| He may be right; I may be crazy | |
| He talks about me at home | |
| Exam | |
| When friendship lasts | |
| Enough | |
| For Mrs. Barkman | |
| Amy Bowker – @amyebowker | Goal Setting in the Classroom |
| Andrea Haefele – @andreahaefele | Dear Other Mom |
| Andrew Campbell – @acampbell99 | An Alternative To A School Cellphone Ban |
| Ann Marie Luce – @turnmeluce | The value of the Exit Interview |
| #EdcampBeijing | |
| Morale Compass | |
| #oneword2019 | |
| Anna Bartosik – @ambartosik | Citation practices, using databases, and literature reviews #MyResearch |
| Anne Shillolo – @anneshillolo | Online Pre-School |
| Anne-Marie Kee – @AMKeeLCS | Should schools ban cell-phones? |
| What do trees have to do with well-being? (Trees Part Two) | |
| Focus on Trees – Part One | |
| Arianna Lambert – @MsALambert | Hour of Code Is Coming… |
| Association for Media Literacy – @A_M_L | Taking Old Town Road to School |
| Aviva Dunsiger – @avivaloca | My Look At The Holidays: What Are Your Stories? |
| Back To The Map Of Canada: What Do You Do With That 2%? | |
| Wondering About WHMIS: When Compliance Training Makes You Reflect On Assessment & Evaluation | |
| What Makes A Partnership Work? | |
| What Do You Do On A Perfect Day? | |
| How Do We Use Our Powerful Words For Good? | |
| Educating Grayson: How Do We Make Inclusion Work? | |
| Beate Planche – @bmplanche | Momentum and the positive side of constraints |
| Beth Lyons – @mrslyonslibrary | Sharing the LLC Space- An Advocate’s Infographic |
| Maker. Space. Inquiry. Place. What might be the connection? | |
| What the Librarian Read Part 1 | |
| On Being a “Teacher-Librarian” | |
| Preserving the Cup | |
| Podcast PD? | |
| Social Media- What is it good for? | |
| Bonnie Stewart – @bonstewart | Experience Required: Walking the Talk in Digital Teaching & Learning |
| The #UWinToolParade: Open Pedagogy as #OER | |
| Brenda Sherry – @brendasherry | Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants |
| Cal Armstrong – @sig225 | The structure of the Interstitial App, or, Observations & Conversations – Part 2 |
| Charles Pascal – @CEPascal | Mindless cuts to education puts our future at risk |
| Colleen Rose – @ColleenKR | Take 10 Minutes |
| A Stitch in Time | |
| David Carruthers – @dcarruthersedu | Go Magic! Let’s do this! 🙂 |
| Do You Have A Safety Net? | |
| Reflections from the Tech Guy | |
| David Petro – @davidpetro314 | Math Links for Week Ending Jan 25th, 2019 |
| Deanna McLennan – @McLennan1977 | Autumn Math Walk |
| What does the equal sign really mean? | |
| Deb Weston – @dr_weston_PhD | Class Size and Composition Matters |
| Why students walked out today – April 4th, 2019 | |
| Debbie Donsky – @DebbieDonsky | From Compliance to Commitment Takes Personal Accountability |
| A Career Marked by Change: Learning the Big Lessons in Some Small Places | |
| “You aren’t what I was expecting…” | |
| The Fear of Writing: Finding Your Voice When Writing within an Organization | |
| Deborah McCallum – @Bigideasinedu | Leadership & Goal Setting for Math Learning |
| Guided Reading for Math? | |
| Virtual Reality in the Math Class: Moving from Abstract to Concrete | |
| Guided Reading with Adolescent Readers | |
| Derek Tangredi – @dtangred | Working with Children in Makerspaces |
| Diana Maliszewski – @MzMollyTL | First Day Back |
| Reconnecting with my cultural roots | |
| Making Kindergarten Media Projects with Meaning | |
| The Gift of Staying Connected – Thanks Andrew and Diana | |
| Further Reflections after Faith in the System Podcast | |
| Reflections on NAMLE Part 1 | |
| Happy 40th Anniversary AML! | |
| Diana Maliszewski and Neil Andersen – @MzMollyTL | Baby It’s Cold Outside: The Saga of a Song |
| Fair Chance Learning – @FCLEdu | Indigenous Institute Blends Tradition & Tech to Preserve Anishinaabe Teachings |
| Using Technology to Drive Language Skills and Create Meaningful Learning Opportunities | |
| Fleming College Learning Design and Support Team Blog – @FlemingLDS | Week 4, Winter 2019 |
| Heather Swail – @hbswail | TMB Withdrawal |
| Heather Theijsmeijer – @HTheijsmeijer | First Week of Math: Resources to help make connections & build relationships |
| Making the Shift Toward Tracking Observations | |
| Heidi Solway – @hsolway | Roll Out The Red Carpet |
| Helen DeWaard – @hj_dewaard | Thinking about Feedback |
| Ian McTavish – @ianmct | Class size changes – my perspective. #ontedannouncement |
| Indygo Arscott – @decolonizeont | Ontario Students Hold Walkouts in Protest of Progressive Conservative Party’s Policy Proposals |
| Irene Stewart – @IrenequStewart | Irene learns about teaching: Part 1a |
| Irene learns about teaching – Part 1b | |
| Interviewing My Domain | |
| James M Skidmore – @JamesMSkidmore | A MODEST SOTL PLAN: WORKING WITH LITERARY PASSAGES |
| Jamey Byers – @mrJameyByers | BOOKMARKS ON TWITTER |
| Jay DuBois – @Jay__Dubois | The Grade 3 ‘Travelling Genius Bar’ |
| Jen Giffen – @virtualGiff | Another Day another EdTech conference! #ECOOCamp 2019 |
| Jennifer Aston – @mme_aston | This Blog is not Dead it’s… |
| Another One Bites the Dust? | |
| Parlons Minecraft BIT2019 | |
| Building a Google Site and Relationships with Parents | |
| A Tale That Endures | |
| Jennifer Brown – @JennMacBrown | Reflection and Self-indulgence |
| Jennifer Casa-Todd – @jcasatodd | Three lessons on Grit and Resilience |
| My device. My terms. 3 strategies for finding balance. | |
| No Wifi: Pretend it’s 1993 | |
| What school and Curling have in common | |
| Jessica O’Reilly – @Cambrian_Jess | So Why SoTL? |
| Sidney Helped | |
| Finding Middle Ground | |
| Jessica Outram – @jessicaoutram | Moccasin Flowers: A Work-in-Progress |
| Jim Cash – @cashjim | Why do you want kids to code? |
| Mathland Actually | |
| Scratch 3.0 is Here! | |
| Joe Archer – @ArcherJoe | Exploring Classroom Expectations while using WipeBook Chart Paper |
| Swimming with my fish! Do it ALL!! | |
| Joel McLean – @jprofNB | The DNA of a leader |
| “I Don’t Have Time For That” | |
| R.E.A.L. Leadership | |
| Find A Vision | |
| A Positive Climate For A Culture Of Growth | |
| John Allan – @mrpottz | STUDENT INFOGRAPHICS |
| TESOL’S ELECTRONIC VILLAGE ONLINE | |
| Jonathan So – @MrSoClassroom | Perseverance, struggle and a little grit: How running a 53km race relates to Education |
| Judy Redknine, Toby Molouba – @redknine and @tmolouba | It’s a Matter of Relationships |
| Karaline Vlahopoulos – @KaralineVla | 99 Needs and They’re All Student Related |
| Kelly McLaughlin | School year start up |
| Kyle Pearce – @MathletePearce | HOW TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF RIGHT |
| Kyleen Gray – @TCHevolution | The problem(s) with mandatory e-learning… |
| Why (as a teacher and parent) I Value Standardized Testing | |
| Arguments for Teacher Performance Pay in Ontario | |
| Laura Bottrell – @L_Bottrell | Rethinking End of Year Countdowns |
| Laura Elliott – @lauraelliottPhD | Standardized bodies < Accepting & Celebrating Difference |
| My ‘Why?’ … | |
| Lisa Corbett – @LisaCorbett0261 | This week we did…something |
| MATH, NUMBER SENSE & NUMERATION, NUMBER TALKS, PATTERNING & ALGEBRA | |
| Update: Assessment | |
| Slice is of Life: Who Needs Me? | |
| Day 3: Relax | |
| Summer Math:Counting and Subitizing | |
| Lisa Cranston – @lisacran | We teach students not just content |
| Beyond Behaviour Charts | |
| Lisa Floyd – @lisaannefloyd | Text to Speech and Translation Blocks in Scratch 3.0 |
| Lynn Thomas – @THOMLYNN101 | H is for Happy |
| F is for Frankenstein, Focus & Future Ready | |
| D is for Debate | |
| B is for Brainy, Bold & Beautiful | |
| Q is for Questions and Not Getting Caught in the Quagmire | |
| P is for Patience | |
| O is for Outside the Box | |
| L is for light | |
| Mark Chubb – @MarkChubb3 | Strategies vs Models |
| One-Hole Punch Puzzle Templates | |
| The More Strategies, the Better? | |
| Martina Fasano – @RokStarTeacher | Why Caring Adults Matter: An Ode To My Alma Mater |
| Matthew Morris – @callmemrmorris | Cell Phone Ban in Classrooms |
| Does Black History Month still hold meaning in 2019 | |
| 5 School Ideas for Black History Month | |
| Detentions | |
| I Think My Neighbors Think I’m Selling Dope | |
| Matthew Oldridge – @matthewoldridge | Using Play to Teach Math |
| Too Random, Or Not Random Enough: Student Misunderstandings About Probability In Coin Flipping | |
| Melanie Lefebvre – @ProfvocateMel | WHY FRUSTRATED STUDENTS MADE MY DAY TODAY |
| An Oscar-esque thank you speech type of blog post | |
| I DON’T USE TEXTBOOKS | |
| Melanie White – @WhiteRoomRadio | Nurturing Guilt |
| Merit Centre – @Self_Reg | A Self-Reg Look At “Preparing Kids”: Is It Time To Change The Conversation? |
| No Such Thing as a Bad Kid | |
| Michelle Fenn – @toadmummy | The Gender Gap in Technology |
| Coding with Microbits | |
| Mike Washburn – @misterwashburn | WHEN LAST PLACE FEELS LIKE FIRST PLACE |
| Nancy Drew | Reckless Abandon! |
| Noa Daniel – @noasbobs | Pitch Day 2019 |
| Elevate your Audience | |
| My River, My Mountain- A Day of Learning with Jennifer Abrams | |
| Patt Olivieri – @pattolivieri | Dear Jordan… |
| Paul Gauchi – @PCMalteseFalcon | Friday Two Cents: Positive Thoughts For The New Year |
| Friday Two Cents: Honour Our Past To Understand Our Present | |
| Paul McGuire – @mcguirp | When your plan is no longer the plan |
| Tour de Mont Blanc – Day Eight for Climb for Kids | |
| When it comes to mental health in Canada, the gap is still too wide | |
| “What Do You Say When Our Social Institutions Are Under Attack?” | |
| Trolls Creep Into the Education Debate in Ontario | |
| Self-Regulation and Evangelism in Education | |
| Class Sizes Really Matter | |
| Has inclusive education gone too far? – The Globe and Mail debate | |
| Naming and Shaming | |
| Walking in a New Way – the Ottawa Indigenous Walk | |
| Peter Beens – @pbeens | Snippets #1 |
| Students’ Favourite Affinity Designer Tutorials | |
| Peter Cameron – @cherandpete | GO! Explore! |
| Find your inner explorer | |
| A Day (or three) in the Life of this Grosvenor Teacher Fellow | |
| For Water: Learn. Adopt. Protect. Walk. | |
| Our Kids’ Spelling is Atrocious | |
| Peter Skillen – @peterskillen | Dear Ontario Educators, |
| Ramona Meharg – @ramonameharg | #ECOOCamp Owen Sound |
| 50th Episode – I Wish I Knew EDU learning | |
| Snow Day Chaos – the Lament is over! | |
| Fill Your Own Cup With Gratitude | |
| Rebecca Chambers – @MrsRChambers | Another Year and The Unlearning Continues |
| Dreams do come true if you persevere, my vision of an experiential passion based classroom have come true. | |
| Rob Cannone – @mr_robcannone | If not now, then when? |
| Designing the Learning Environment : Why students, pedagogy and critical reflection should come first | |
| On cultivating curiosity in the classroom | |
| Rola Tibshirani – @rolat | How To Self Engineer A Learning Community? |
| When Students Shine! | |
| Rolland Chidiac – @rchids | Esports with Primary Students – Part 1: Jumping In |
| Esports in Primary – Part 2: Next Steps | |
| Ruthie Sloan – @Roosloan | Secret Truths of Empathy While Learning to Advocate |
| Context is Key | |
| Sean Monteith – @KPDSB_Schools | A New Year, Perspective From Experience |
| It’s “Time” | |
| Sheila Stewart – @sheilaspeaking | Minding the Children |
| Chocolate by Trial and Error | |
| Good Tree Stories | |
| Shelly Vohra – @raspberryberet3 | Inquiry, Social Justice, & the SDGs |
| Digital Breakouts Using Google Forms | |
| ETFO Innovate 2019 | |
| Shyama Sunder – @ssunderaswara | Final Thoughts |
| STAO Blog – @staoapso | Experiment of The Week – Homemade Projector by Steve Spangler |
| KEEPING BIRDS SAFE INQUIRY – GRADE 1 | |
| Stepan Pruchnicky – @stepanpruch | Reader’s Theatre = Experiential Learning |
| Canada’s New Food Guide | |
| Sue Bruyns – @sbruyns | Here’s to Paving New Ground |
| Adjust the Tuning | |
| Proofreader or Instructional Leader? | |
| Sue Dunlop – @Dunlop_Sue | Why Summer is a Perfect Time for Reflection |
| Are You Caught in the Whirlwind? | |
| Just Stop Using “You Guys” | |
| T.J. Hoogsteen – @marexdad | 21st Century Skills: What Students Need Now or Just More of the Same Bad Ideas? |
| TDSB Professional Library – @ProfLibraryTDSB | New books: take an eReading March break! |
| Terry Greene – @greeneterry | So Long and Thanks For All of This |
| The Open Learner Patchbook Went To The PressEd Conference | |
| Hatching a PLN | |
| Reset, Reboot, RemOOC | |
| Thanks Milan – Lessons Learned at #OEGlobal19 | |
| Feeling the Ground by Getting Some Air | |
| What’s With All The Sharing? | |
| TESLOntario Blog – @TESLontario | WHO HAS THE FINAL SAY ABOUT STUDENT MARKS? |
| The Beast – @thebeastedu | A Guy Walks into a Bar |
| I Am Right Here | |
| Keys to a Rocket Ship | |
| Recess is as Real Life as it Gets | |
| The Merit Centre – @self_reg | Words Matter. But Sometimes the Interbrain Matters More. |
| Tim King – @mechsymp | Stretched Thin |
| Tim King – @tk1ng | Privilege Masquerading as Superiority |
| Class Caps are a Low Resolution Solution to a High Resolution Problem | |
| Cyber Dissonance: The Struggle for Access, Privacy & Control in our Networked World | |
| 2019-20: Persistence and Possibility | |
| Tina Zita – @tina_zita | A Journey with Sketchnotes |
| Will Gourley – @WillGourley | Shoulders of giants |
| Undercover Boss | |
| Beyond | |
| Be Strong in the Face of Poor Government | |
| Back in the day was better (because now is often unbearable) | |
| The best present is one you can give year round | |
| Zelia Tavares – @zeliamct | Skype-A-Thon 2019 |
| EdTechTeam Ontario Summit 2019 | |
| Hack the Classroom 2018 |
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