In Defence of Robin DiAngelo’s Work
On the eve of the release of Robin DiAngelo’s new book, Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm (April 6, 2021), it has... Read More
A Jumble of Collected Thoughts on Reconciliation
Can’t help but be angry at how many (rich) white men are leading the “reconciliation” conversation. — âpihtawikosisân (@apihtawikosisan) October 19, 2016 @nicholas919191 @CBCBecauseNews @cbcradio... Read More
In Defense of Homework
I just finished reading Heather Shumaker’s article, ‘Homework is wrecking our kids: The research is clear, let’s ban elementary homework.’ Articles like this one about... Read More
What is my job as it relates to digital citizenship?
Quickmeme.com I began this class feeling pretty confident that I knew what to do to teach and model digital citizenship in my class. I have... Read More
Who Owns the Internet?
License: CC0 Public Domain Photo Credit: succo I began to wonder about copyright and the internet near the beginning of this class when Katia Hildebrandt... Read More
The Future is Here: Take a look…
“Don’t limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.” Rabindranath Tagore The Institute for the Future (IFTF) for the... Read More
Talking to Parents
This is my fifth year of blogging in my classroom. Every year I felt like I was doing a better job at blogging and being... Read More
Delving into the Digital Divide
“Hands across the Divide” © Copyright zoocreative and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence Van Dijk, Jan. (2006). Digital divide research, achievements and shortcomings. Poetics.... Read More
Appreciation or Appropriation?: Image usage and Aboriginal Art
It was Orange Shirt Day yesterday, September 30th. A day to remember and honour Residential School Survivors and to press for education funding equity for... Read More