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My February Life and Blog Challenge!
As I wrote on Instagram earlier this morning, it is the first day of February!!! Â For those of you who have been following my blog, I am sure that you have noticed that I adore colourful art materials,...
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Serendipity: The next chapter of my story
Serendipity means finding something good without looking for it. After watching the movie many years ago, I fell in love with the word and idea that a "fortunate accident" or "chance encounter" could...
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Some unexpected advice from Shark Tank's "Mr. Wonderful"...
As a full-time teacher and wife, balancing my part-time PhD, blog, and speaking engagements has been an interesting challenge to say the very least! Â For this reason, you will rarely catch me in front...
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Royal Treatment at Louise Kool & Galt
Back in the Winter when I had presented at the Reading for the Love of It conference, I had the pleasure of meeting Cathy Elliott and Sonia Polak, sales representatives from Louise Kool & Galt. We...
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TransformEd Fall Offerings!
As we setup our classrooms, we begin to anticipate the arrival of our wonder-ful students and the excitement of a new school year ahead! Â What an amazing opportunity to reflect on former practices and...
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A champagne birthday celebration!
Today the blog turns four years old on the fourth of the month, making this its champagne birthday!  To help celebrate I ordered special sweets for the occasion from Yumi's Dozen, a talented child...
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#CTInquiry sessions postponed...
Download the flyer in pdf here.#CTInquiry stands for Connected through inquiry: A curious community of learners.Are you interested in joining a free network that can inspire and guide your inquiry work...
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Great book to add to your Reggio-inspired collection!
A key component of the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education is their process of making learning visible through pedagogical documentation. I myself, have been on a journey to improve my...
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When in doubt, just add glitter!
Congrats - you have officially survived the first month of school! That is definitely worth celebrating with #4EverInspired's classroom essentials giveaway... Each member has contributed some of their...
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Four seasons of workshops...
I am proud to share that it has been almost four seasons of TransformEdWorkshops at the St. George's Golf and Country Club! Â Next Sunday, October 25th, 2016 marks the last one of the year (perhaps for...
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Visiting the famous "Diana School" in Reggio Emilia
Flowers that I encountered on my walk over to the Diana School in Reggio Emilia, Italy.The Diana School is undoubtedly the most famous school in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Most international visitors...
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Children with special rights and the value of differences.
I attended the Reggio Emilia study tour in Italy for a second time, so that I may have the privilege of going deeper with specific principles of their early childhood philosophy. An area of strong...
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Today I smile with a thankful heart.
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who follow my social media accounts from the United States!Though we celebrate a month and a half earlier in Canada, I still smile today with a thankful heart.  Life is...
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"Mix and Mingle" #CTInquiry Launch Party
Feeling like your "to do lists" are growing by the minute? Need some time to relax, unwind, and socialize?Then come out to our next #CTInquiry session!#CTInquiry stands for "Connected through inquiry:...
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~ Special Moments - Unforgettable Memories ~
I started this blog, as a reflective tool for my professional practice and in many ways it has evolved to include special moments from my personal life too! Â Writing about my experiences in the...
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The Waldorf Approach: A home away from home
The Waldorf approach is not one that I am very familiar with... My only experience had been playing a badminton game at The Toronto Waldorf School gym and noticing all of the wood throughout the...
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The best is yet to be!
After getting married at the end of 2014, and having experienced what I thought to be the most EPIC year to date, I had trouble believing that anything else would compare... Â Quite honestly, nothing...
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Preparing to welcome the youngest artist to our family!
The TransformEd Creative Studio is more than just my office space to blog, read, and plan presentations.  It has become my little piece of colourful heaven, an escape from reality, and a truly magical...
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From Kindergarten to PBL : An Interview with Brock University
Last Spring I was approached by David Hutchison, a professor from the faculty of education at Brock University for an interview. He has created a wonderful resource entitled EduProject about PBL...
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Reading for the Love of It!
A year ago I presented for the first time at one of Toronto's biggest and most exciting educational conferences known as, Reading for the Love of It.  This week they celebrate their 40th anniversary,...
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