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Stuff we talk about but don’t do

Today at our Saskatchewan Curriculum Renewal workshops we were introduced to many of the new concepts and philosophies of the new curriculum. The intent of the curriculum is to reduce outcomes, provide common language for all curricula, focus more on learning than on teaching and focus on depth of understanding instead of only breadth.

There was [...]

A Fresh set of Eyes

What a privilege to spend time with a good and smart friend. Since we began planning for this day back in January, I’ve been looking forward to it. It was remarkable to see how many traveled a fair distance to attend this one day event.

The day was well crafted by Ewan that included a series [...]

Scotland Meets Saskatchewan

I’m please to announce a great upcoming event being held in Moose Jaw, SK on Monday, August 25, 2008.

Our school division will be hosting a day long event with Ewan Mcintosh. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Ewan’s work, he is outstanding advocate of social media and has been involved with Scotland’s very [...]