I am Carly Rosie I am homemade apple walnut pie, I am homegrown and homespun. I am a cook & a bit of an eater. I am Mom. I am Honey. I am exactly who I am supposed to be, and so are you. I am an adventurer …
The beautiful thing about universal truths is that they are everywhere. I find positive psychology in my meditation practice, my health, in my work as an educator, as a leader, as a friend, partner and parent. I first stumbled upon the concept of Ironic Process Theory when I was working in a separate school for …
The following reading list was compiled for the library of the school I’m working with now. The texts are picture books, YA novels, non-fiction, parenting books, graphic novels, etc. I am hopeful to see some of these texts being used by children, parents, teachers, in and outside classrooms, as part of instructional materials and to …
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Statements of Philosophy are works in progress, as all of us are works in progress. At best, they can provide a snapshot of the current state of development of the practitioner. My current thinking is that the ultimate goal of education, in all its forms, is to help people touch the pinnacle of the human …
Martin Haberman’s 1991 article states that we must replace the “pedagogy of poverty” with the kind of student-led/student-centered methodologies that we often have the privilege to use teaching at international schools. He says we can identify good teaching by observing that students are planning, explaining human differences, using the ‘technology of information access, involved in …
Educators know that some students are equipped to come to class and some are not. The reasons for this vary and there is varying agreement on who is responsible for equipping students for school. Some students arrive knowing how communicate effectively, knowing about writing, music, science, math, knowing how to make and keep friends, knowing …
As I move toward leadership, I am being tasked with telling the story of my work. After quite a bit of reflection on WHY I want to lead, I have come to the following… Biography & Profile Within a school community, I work to create environments for teacher and student success. My experience with individualised, …