Iterative #WorkFlow: My Foci & Goals Moving Forward
With the new School Year upon us, much time and energy is being spent preparing and connecting as we re-imagine and focus our Learning Spaces for our Students and ourselves. […]
2014 Reading For The Love Of It Conference | Building Capacity In ICT & #VWP Session Presentation
MediaSmarts – Young Canadians in a Wired World #YCWW
This content is attributed to MediaSmarts and has been accessed via the MediaSmarts #YCWW webpage: The Young Canadians in a Wired World, Phase III: Life Online “report is drawn from a national […]
#ClassSpaces
During 2014, Joseph Romano will be taking on an exploratory journey focused on uncovering, highlighting and sharing the formal and informal spaces in which we teach and learn, our Class Spaces. From the […]
Convergence, Collaboration & Media Literacy: A CBC Experience
This week, the Students whom I work with at Golf Road Junior Public School had an amazing opportunity directly related to our work together in studying Media Literacy, specific to […]
TEDx Toronto 2013
Ideas worth spreading are no doubt those which ask of us to ponder, to reflect and to think about the possibilities. Generating this mindset is indeed a fruitful experience, once […]
#Make
Recently in schools, there has been a trend focused on re-developing and re-including inquiry-based practices of teaching and learning into the classroom. Students and Teachers in these practices sprout ideas […]
Honoured & Motivated: Mentioned In U of T’s Magazine
Today was a day something really amazing happened, and here is how it began: The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is a Crown agency of the government of Ontario […]
The 2nd Week Of School
I once thought of the beginning of the school year as a fresh start, as many educators might. With new students come new expectations and possibilities that can certainly lead […]
Sustainable Connections: RBC Community Art Project
Building community is key towards the development of effective teaching and learning about the world around us. Golf Road Junior Public School has partnered with the newly relocated RBC Markham […]
ER14 Action Research: iPad Integration & Collaboration
This article has been developed as a collaborative effort between 2 Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teachers/ICT Leaders, who both hold Positions of Responsibility (POR) at their respective schools. The […]
Crowdmark Completes Successful EQAO Demonstration
Originally posted on Tuesday June 4, 2013 on Crowdmark.com A Teacher’s Inside Look At The Golf Road Junior Public School Pilot The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) is a Crown agency of […]
Personally Professional – What Lines Are You Drawing In The Sand?
Often as educators, we are both directly and indirectly asked to consider our boundaries – the confines of our teaching and learning space(s), the confines of our roles and the […]
Thinking & Rethinking The #LearningSpace
As teachers, we consider the curriculum, our assessment methods and engagement of students in our class. We consider a plethora of ideas and theories when developing and implementing our own […]
#BuildingCapacity In The 21st Century: A TDSB Cross-Panel ICT Leadership Conversation
This article has been developed as a collaborative effort between 2 Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teachers/ICT Leaders, who both hold Positions of Responsibility (POR) at their respective schools. The […]
#ShiftingGears
The Context Sir Ken Robinson (2010) states in his discussion about schools failing to foster creativity while reforming systems of education, “the problem is they are trying to meet the […]
#MakingWaves
A current trend in the field of Education revolves around technology and the innovations it promises and promotes. The use of computers, tablets and the Internet is now, more than […]
Self-Directed Professional Learning: Cultivating & Curating Authentic Learning Experiences
Most commonly understood as the growth of professional practice and knowledge, Professional Learning (PD) in the field of Education has allowed teachers and educational professionals opportunities to broaden their pedagogical […]
Virtual World Pedagogy #VWP
Nowadays In Education In recent times, teachers and learners have been teetering on the tipping point between conventional and innovative practices of how education occurs. It is in our current […]
