month December 2023

After I found these ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) standards online I asked my coworkers if they were familiar with the website and one responded that she had looked at them for one of her masters classes in… Continue Reading →

November 19th-23rd Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal I am so lucky to have had the chance to be attend the Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference in Montreal! It’s been 23 years since I was last in this wonderful city…. Continue Reading →

Calgary, October 27th-28th, ATESL 2023 Conference I had the chance to attend the ATESL 2023 Conference in late October. It was nice to be in a little Calgary snow – reminds me of my hometown in Ontario – cold, dry… Continue Reading →

Interest #1 – e-portfolios The program that I teach in is called LINC – Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada, and it has been using portfolios to document student progress for about 9 years. Before the federal government mandated portfolios… Continue Reading →

In the beginning… When I was first hired at Coquitlam Continuing Education, a little over 10 years ago, using technology in the classroom was all the rage. Great, I was into it, but there was one problem – there was… Continue Reading →