Author: mirandamariesonmor

Zoom (verb) – a way of moving very fast, missing everything around you, and not being able to return to a previous location without completing a wide turn. Yes, I was talking about instruction in synchronous learning, not driving a car.  Zoo…

Class starts, attendance is submitted, you are missing again, you have been missing since September and it is now March. Emails were sent, phone calls were made, administration was involved, files were forwarded to caseworkers, it is out of my hands, b…

I am one of those people that is always willing to try something new. You want to offer me a suggestion, I will try it! This has been an asset as a teacher because it allows me continuously improve my teaching practice. The group session was a helpful …

You know you say it with some sort of an accent, it’s okay I do too! Scan list, scan list, scan list, reach the bottom of the list, okay there are way too many I want to try. Did you have that problem too? Have I been living under a rock? I teach Virtu…

Have you ever taught Science 8, or really any middle years science? The Saskatchewan middle years science curricula were written to be creative, student lead, explorative, and so darn fun. In my classroom students are constantly asking questions, looki…

Yikes, I’m a Failure! While reading Bates (2019) the first 6 sections of Chapter 4, I was feeling pretty down on my virtual teaching. Let me provide you with some of my experiences before moving on with that statement. Please Provide us with a Time when you use Technology in your Teaching. Prairie South VirtualContinue reading “Tell me About a Time”

Goal 1 Learn – Beyond the Grade I want to walk away from this course with knowledge that I didn’t have previously. Thanks Alec, you have helped me start this goal. I have never blogged or used discourse. I also want to learn for the sake of learning. W…