by educationalist | May 21, 2021 | Blog, Models
School change is so much harder than I thought! When I did my doctoral research on school innovation and created a hands-on learning school-within-a-school in the 90s, I had no idea that I’d spend the next few decades making tiny changes. Changes that often...
by educationalist | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog, Mental Health
Thanksgiving looks different this year. Traditions are being shattered in 2020 and new realities are emerging. Thanksgiving is no exception. After Canada’s Thanksgiving in October, COVID statistics jumped, reminding us that, sadly, the pandemic isn’t taking a break...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Jul 3, 2020 | Blog, Student Support
Building Interdisciplinary Learning into Traditional Classrooms July 3, 2020 A traditional classroom setting is just that…traditional. Teachers must teach specific subjects for a required amount of time, often using prescribed curriculum materials that may be a...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Jun 5, 2020 | Blog, Student Support
One Size Doesn’t Fit All in Education June 5, 2020 Our one-size-fits-all model of traditional education has been based on the false idea that every student in a given class is performing at the same level academically, behaviorally, and socially and that they all need...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | May 1, 2020 | Blog, Models
Let’s Reframe “Failure” to a Learning Process for Students May 1, 2020 “Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Confucius Failing is scary. We often resist trying something new because we fear we might fail. Our culture has...
