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Relief Sets In: Teaching Amidst Coronavirus

April 14, 2020 / emily.fintelman / 2 Comments

Relief Sets In: Teaching Amidst Coronavirus I entered the early school holidays in a state of paralysis. To be clear, I always enter the school holidays in some sort of zombie-fied state. It's near impossible to make it to the end of term without clawing your way through your front door on the last day … Continue reading Relief Sets In: Teaching Amidst Coronavirus

Mrs Fintelman’s End of Year Report

December 12, 2018October 1, 2020 / emily.fintelman / Leave a comment

You know that time towards the end of the school year, where you start dreaming about your next class and all the things you will do better next year? The more I teach, the more I am concentrating not so much on what I do, but on the impact of my actions on students' learning and … Continue reading Mrs Fintelman’s End of Year Report

Mulling Time

February 27, 2018October 1, 2020 / emily.fintelman / 2 Comments

The topic of what good professional learning looks like is always contentious. Some of us love to sit and listen and soak up some new knowledge from a great speaker. Others argue that the best professional learning happens in schools with colleagues through inquiry, observation and dialogue. I think that there is a place for … Continue reading Mulling Time

The One Best Pedagogy

April 14, 2017October 1, 2020 / emily.fintelman / 2 Comments

Teaching is like walking through a maze... you are often sure that the turn you took was the right decision, but you'll never be able to be absolutely sure that the turn you ignored wouldn't also have been a good one. A thought that has been weighing on my brain is something I heard Mike Mattos say at a PD … Continue reading The One Best Pedagogy

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