doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


  • We Need to Start Them Young

    This is a posting that I know will upset some people.  I’ve written and re-written to try and take the sting out of it.  The purpose is not to throw stones at anyone so please don’t feel like I’m directing this at you, kind reader.  It’s my opinion and thoughts but I really would appreciate… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 02/04/2012

    Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Football Stadium | text2cloud Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Football Stadium tags: poetry football pearltrees • Crisis Communications Pearltree with resources to help you manage social media crisis. tags: crisis communications BBC – Bitesize KS2 – maths – Converting fractions to decimals Bit size learning – Fractions to… Continue reading

  • Scarberia

    When I went to Teachers’ College, it was a long subway ride to get from where I was living to Bloor and Spadina.  However, on the way home, I was just thankful that I wasn’t boarding in Scarborough.  It was so much further.  The radio station that I listened to (either CFTR or CHUM) would… Continue reading

  • OTF Connects

    Once again, the Ontario Teachers’ Federation has stepped up in offering professional development events for Ontario Teachers. The latest program is called OTF Connects and follows on the heals of very successful professional development events last year and an aggressive summer institute program. A group of Ontario educators have been approached to offer online sessions… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 02/03/2012

    Respondo! – Creative Literature Response Questions Don’t just ask students to “identify the conflict” or “note the setting.” Use Respondo! to click up some creative literature response questions. tags: literature language_arts questions response Elearning, elearn, e learning course, online education program, Simulation Software, Training programs Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company… Continue reading