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On Display: Summer Reads
Can you believe that we have made it to our summer break? Where did the time go? It's kind of a nice change to be blogging in my backyard while my two Jack Russell Terriers run freely through the...
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On Display: A Place called Reggio Emilia
Have you ever travelled to a place that felt like your home away from home? A place where you were overwhelmingly happy and could not stop smiling? A place that both intrigued and inspired you? That...
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Thank you for continuing to check in with our blog! We have many more interesting "On Display" features in store for you this summer. Today, two collegues of mine from the York Region District School...
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On Display: Jocelyn Schmidt and Heidi Theis' Inspiring Cloud Inquiry
Happy Friday! I hope that you are finding ways to stay cool during this scorching summer heat wave... Maybe this "On Display" feature about a Cloud Inquiry might bring us some showers and lower the...
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On Display: Fellow Blogger and FDK Educator, Sergio Pascucci
I remember our first encounter, like it was just yesterday...I was sitting in The Bishop Strachan School's library with great anticipation for the Ontario Reggio Association's Conference to begin....
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Hello Summer!
I have taken about a month off blogging (minus all of the inspiring "On Display" features posted) to fully immerse myself in a new leadership experience. This summer I was hired by my board to be a...
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September 2013-June 2014Connected Through Inquiry (CTI) by joanne_babalisPlease email me at joannemariebabalis@gmail.com for more information.I will finalize the group in the first week of September....
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On Display: Building Blocks for Kindergarten (BBFK)
I am pleased to introduce you to another YRDSB colleague of mine who happens to share the same first name with me! Joanne Trim is a Full-Day Kindergarten teacher who I had the good fortune to work with...
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Open House 2013 Resources
Thank you! by joanne_babalisHello Open House 2013 Participants,We hope that this blog post finds you well! We tried to send this as an email to each participant who attended our Open House on June...
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An invitation to learn from and with me...
Photo captured during the Great Beginnings Conference that I instructed last week, where educators were given multiple hands on and minds on learning opportunities. Consider this an invitation to...
View ArticleOn Display: Great Beginnings Conference 2013
Here is a little tribute to our Great Beginnings Conference from last week:We did you see, think, or wonder about?
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Design 101: Trips and Tips the Debut Issue!
This Design 101: Trips and Tips Debut Issue can also be viewed here.
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Back to blogging soon...
Dear blog followers,I will be away for the next week teaching Visual Arts on Lake Couchiching. I have decided to disconnect from all forms of social media and modern communication. Therefore, while I...
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On Display: New Ministry Monograph about IBL
“Inquiry ... requires more than simply answering questions or getting a right answer. It espouses investigation, exploration, search, quest, research, pursuit, and study. It is enhanced by involvement...
View ArticleOn Display: Going Beyond the "Generic" : Visual Arts in the FDEL-K Program
Last week I spent some time focusing on a creative process for Grades 7/8 students within a visual arts program. It inspired me to share this powerpoint that I had created about a year ago with all of...
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Professionally Speaking Magazine
We made it into the September issue of "Professionally Speaking" magazine with two of our wonderful students (pg. 52)! L.N. and J.A. were inquiring about the pear blossoms branches that I had brought...
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On Display: Invitations for Learning
Following a 19th month old's natural curiosity within our carefully design classroom environmentJennifer Sit with her preciousdaughter Isabelle SitI invited one of my closest friends (Jennifer Sit,...
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September Updates
Here are a few updates that might interest or pertain to you:Are you looking for a volunteer experience within our classroom? If you would like the opportunity to volunteer within our classroom this...
View ArticleA 360 of our Classroom Environment
The red curtains within this video reveal our classroom environment, as it was setup in August 2013. I apologize that the video has been created in a vertical format. If I had recorded it...
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Celebrating our Blog's 2nd Birthday!
Today I gathered a few Senior Kindergarten Girls (D.J., M.Y., H.W., E.Y., and A.A.) into our Digital Studio to show them our Blog on the Smartboard. I mentioned that it was the Blog’s Birthday today,...
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