Melanie Stonebanks | October 31, 2012
This week I invite you to join a conversation that I had with a dynamic teacher as we discuss a Literature Circle project that she undertook with her Cycle 1 students. Teacher’s name: Kerry Ballard School: Lower Canada College...
Read MoreMelanie Stonebanks | September 12, 2012
Mrs. Stevens was strict. Mrs. Stevens scowled. Mrs. Stevens got after her students. Mrs. Stevens had fiery red hair. Mrs. Stevens was not some people’s favourite grade 2 teacher but…she was mine because Mrs. Stevens...
Read MoreMelanie Stonebanks | August 22, 2012
In their last blog post, Sophie and Mr. Lemani wrote about the challenges faced by primary school teachers in Malawi. To follow up, they felt that they should discuss various ways of mitigating some of these challenges. What...
Read MoreMelanie Stonebanks | May 31, 2012
by Melanie Stonebanks By looking back and by remembering the past, I have attempted to bind my past experiences as a professional educator in several contexts and roles to create patterns of my professional development in the...
Read MoreMelanie Stonebanks | May 8, 2012
By Melanie Stonebanks The unexamined life isn’t worth living. – Socrates, 450 BC A few weeks ago, I wrote about my early teaching experiences in inner-city Montreal. This entry builds on that previous post and will...
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