inclusion and equity in entrepreneurship & innovation
This post was originally published on Edutopia. Failure is the new success. It’s becoming one of the buzzwords that is often overused in education and other industries like the tech and entrepreneurship space. Many educators are working hard to help students see that it’s okay to fail and most importantly, that no one is … Continue reading How to Recover from Failure
When it comes to writing a research paper in English class, the most difficult part that students often struggle with is the research aspect. This stage is often overwhelming for many students, as many of them often wonder where they should start and what they should look for when it comes to choosing a topic … Continue reading Steps to Writing a Research Paper
This post was originally published on Edutopia. When teaching a diverse group of students, whether they are English language learners or English speakers but have a different cultural background, it’s important to be mindful of the cultural differences in students’ behaviour. Recognizing and being able to distinguish these cultural differences allows the teacher to form … Continue reading On Being Mindful of Cultural Differences
I've been in the education field for almost 10 years now. I left the classroom a year ago due to my college's elimination of adjunct faculty. You can read more about this here. After leaving the classroom I joined Design Cofounders, a design and entrepreneurship studio to work on a project I've been working on … Continue reading 3 Ways to Use Entrepreneurship in Your Classroom
This is an example that accompanies my Edutopia blog post, Teaching Literary Analysis. Remember that the questions posed and the answers provided should be worked out as part of a process. Students can have many different answers, but the teacher should facilitate questions throughout the process that encourage critical thinking. Choose a topic: Character: … Continue reading Critical Thinking & Textual Analysis: an example
I loved this year for the most part. There were a lot of things that made me not like it on a global level, and I think many of us feel the same way, but on a personal I think it was a great year. Here are some of my favourite things of 2015 Finding … Continue reading Why I Loved 2015
When I went into the education industry more than 10 years ago, I went into it wholeheartedly with enthusiasm, passion and excitement. The first time I stepped foot in my college as a professor I was so excited and happy to start my new teaching journey. Though sadly, I realized that my colleagues did not … Continue reading On Solutions-Based Thinking & Why Education Needs It
This post was originally published on Edutopia. One of the most powerful elements throughout the writing process is peer feedback. Unless students are blogging, they’re mostly writing with the idea in mind that the main audience is the teacher. Shifting this mindset in students will allow them to take on writing with a much larger … Continue reading The Power of Peer Feedback
There is no question or doubt that social media is impacting students’ communication in and out of the classroom. However, it’s up to us to make sure that this impact has positive implications. As an English teacher, I love using tools that my students use to show them a different way of using it. Not … Continue reading Storytelling with Instagram
This post was originally published on Edutopia. Back-to-school is upon many of us, I say many of us because in Canada we don’t start school until September. However, many of my US colleagues are preparing to be back next week or are already back in the classroom! The first week of school is often so … Continue reading 3 Activities to Try with your English Language Learners
Inclusive Entrepreneurship 