Podcasting Pair-a-dimes With David Truss

Description:  Valeri Irvine is Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Victoria. She has been involved in Teacher Education, preservice and inservice, as well as grad studies focused on educational technology. She has been a leader in looking at education change, open education, and open pedagogy. She shares how …

Description: Dave Sands and I discuss 7 Parenting Tips to help navigate the challenges of students learning at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 7 tips are: 1. Manage Expectations 2. Make a Schedule 3. Minimize Distractions 4. Learning occurs everywhere 5. Set daily and weekly goals 6. All screen …

   Description: Joe Truss and I start the conversation off talking about taking care of ourselves so that we can be better leaders. Then we move on to meditation in schools, and then on to what it means to be a culturally responsible leader. The focus is on hearing the …

Description: Jonathan Sclater is an Elementary School Principal in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. He completed a Master of Education curriculum studies degree in Imaginative Education from Simon Fraser University in 2011, and he was awarded The Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2012. Jonathan is passionate about using imaginative thinking …

Description: “Every Day is a PD Day!” Kelly and I have been connected online for 14 years, starting on a blogging platform called ELGG, which included a number of different educator communities and social networking apps that predated Facebook and Twitter. Although we have never met face-to-face, we have been connected …