I have found data collection to be a fairly good experience in my field study. I have collected my data through surveys from colleagues of other schools, informal interviews throughout my TOCing and now at my current school among both staff and students, as well as notes that I have made at the end of [...]

My initial field study had to do with incorporating cultural perspectives into the curriculum. I found it very difficult to locate articles with different viewpoints. I was able to find articles with teachers who found different ways to incorporate culture, but it wasn’t from a different perspective. I think that most field studies aren’t written [...]

Our classrooms today are embedded in culture. We may look out at our classrooms and have it represent various countries throughout the world. As a Caucasian woman teaching in these classrooms, I feel it is imperative that these cultures are recognized and celebrated within the school and classroom. The question becomes, how can this be [...]

With our classrooms being so diverse, I am very interested in how we can incorporate cultures into our classrooms and the curriculum. Therefore, my field study questions is:
How can different cultural perspectives be incorporated into the curriculum?

Since it’s the last week of school, I have been doing a lot of cleaning within my classroom. I found my paperwork from last year’s summer institute, and couldn’t believe how far I have come. I am sure it is the same for everyone else. It is truly amazing where you come from when you [...]

Hi everyone, I just wanted to say what a pleasure working with blogs has been. One of my inquiries this year was to create a classroom website to facilitate communication between parents, students and other teachers (http://fc.deltasd.bc.ca/~strafton/). But as I have learned to manage the blog, I am finding this so much more accessible, and [...]

I recently spent some quality time with colleagues in TLITE. We looked at each others blogs and clarified on a lot of points. After we commented on each others blogs we were stumped because they did not appear on the blog site. However, then we learned that we had set up our blog so that [...]

The following links connect to the idea of teaching children to become their own leaders in education. Some teachers may be uncomfortable with or find it controversial to give up their “power”, but the truth is we need to empower our students more. It is time for a shift in education where students are directing [...]

http://www.edutopia.org/extracurricular-learning
This link is worthy of attention for a variety of reasons. Edutopia.org is a worthwhile resource because of its relevant articles related to both the use of technology and teaching. After reading the article, the following quotes made me reflect on my own practice with technology and how I should be much more aware of [...]