Think of a fruit...
Whether or not it was an apple, banana, kiwi, watermelon or whatever…. How did you think about it? When asked to think of an apple, most...
Connecting First Nation culture and math education
A couple of weeks ago I attended the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in sunny San Francisco. ...
Growing Young Movers - AMAZING PD
Whew! Work has been busy! I know this is a bit delayed but I had such an amazing session at the Kekeenamawkayo Conference in Winnipeg...
The Educational Buzzword Curse
Happy New Year! Ready to dive back in? Let’s go!It has been my experience, the education field cycles through lots of different...
Math Games
This week at the Key Leads Working Group, we had great fun playing math games. The principals rotated through 5 math centres, playing...
Curriculum Posters
Have we got a curriculum present for you! While many of you teachers were enjoying a much-deserved break (hopefully soaking up sunshine,...
Summer Institute 2015 Edition
The Staff at Kwayaciiwin are busy preparing for the 6th Annual Summer Institutes!! This year the title is "Inquiry-Based Learning: The...
Parent Guide on Bullying
I wanted to share this document I created for parents on Bullying. The guide gives tips and advice on how to help their child if they...
Restorative Practices in School: Building community, strengthening relationships, and repairing harm
This blog is borrowed from the Simcoe District School Board blog What are restorative practices? The term “restorative practices” was...
Restorative Practices - Community Approach
Today on CBC Aboriginal they featured a story about a Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Northern Store manager who started to use principles of...