Articles by Dianne Conrod
Dianne is principal for LEARN's online classes and SOS LEARN.
Teacher Appreciation – There’s More to Teaching Than What Happens in the Classroom!
When we picture educators, perhaps we most often usually imagine them in a classroom full of students, in front of a whiteboard, or working at a desk. Many of the teachers highlighted this week, are …
Teacher Appreciation – Merci! Thank you!
This year’s Teacher Appreciation Week, as highlighted by le Ministère de l’Éducation et Enseignement Supérieur, has as its very simple theme: Thanks! Merci!
Expressing and recognizing gratitude has been shown to make one feel happier. It is …
Teacher Appreciation – Never Give Up!
A word that I enjoy, and like to use, is sticktoitiveness. Also written as stick-to-it-ive-ness, it means perseverance and tenacity. As educators, we don’t want our students to give up easily as soon as they start …
Teacher Appreciation – Reap the Rewards of Hard Work!
Teacher appreciation week continues on the LEARN blog! Quebec teachers, you’ve been working hard! March break is coming, but before that well-deserved rest, please know that all of your hard work is paying off. Parents, …
Teacher Appreciation – Do What You Love, Love What You Do!
We’ve all heard the advice that if we find a job that we love, we’ll never really work a day in our lives. The Québec educators highlighted in this first of three blog posts in …
Feedback Fridays with LEARN Tutoring
LEARN Tutoring has gone through a major transformation in the last year and a half. Several substantial changes were made, all with the goals of improving, and having more students/families take advantage of, our service – …
Teacher Appreciation – Always! Every! Totally! Extraordinary!
When reading report cards or rubrics, we have learned to look for the qualifiers that come before a description of the child’s work. We know that if we see OCCASIONALLY instead of ALWAYS, the teacher …
Teacher Appreciation – Connections That Count
The teachers highlighted here, in the second of three Teacher and School Staff Appreciation posts this February, have clearly connected with their students, the families, their colleagues and the school communities. The importance of building …
Teacher Appreciation – GO TEAM!!!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Time 2017!
Depending on your school or school board, Quebec Teacher and School Staff Appreciation week is celebrated the week of either February 5 or February 12 – or even better, both! …
The Genius of Genius Hour
My daughter recently had the opportunity to participate in a Genius Hour project at her school and then a board-wide sharing session, where principals and vice-principals met students from around the OCDSB to hear about …
