On Wednesdays, I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Every day our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. I am always so pleased when I happen to see one of our school accounts come across my social media feed! Smith-Jackson School is an excellent example of this as they recently launched a Facebook account to connect and share with caregivers and the broader community. Their feed provides a window into the school as they are sharing: We know our… Read More
WOW Wednesday – MVSD BYTE Presenters
On Wednesdays, I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Every day our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. One of Manitoba’s main sources of edtech PD is the annual BYTE Conference that takes place in February. Registration is in full swing and I am very excited that two of MVSD’s own will be in attendance as they share sessions with their colleagues from across the province! It should be no surprise that Brandi and Judith… Read More
January ICT Newsletter
With the start of a new month comes a new monthly ICT newsletter. These newsletters are designed to serve as an outreach to all MVSD staff and provide: These newsletters are sent out to staff via our divisional email but are also shared through our social media pages and divisional website. Janaury 2025 ICT Newsletter by Kirsten Cali
WOW Wednesday – Emma Rathgeber
On Wednesdays, I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Every day our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. This week I would like to highlight Emma Rathgeber from Roblin Elementary School. In 2023 Emma, and the RES team, participated in our 5th annual Hour of Code event during Computer Science Education week. This event serves a variety of roles (see the previous link to learn more) but one of my goals in facilitation of the… Read More
December ICT Newsletter
With the start of a new month comes a new monthly ICT newsletter. These newsletters are designed to serve as an outreach to all MVSD staff and provide: These newsletters are sent out to staff via our divisional email but are also shared through our social media pages and divisional website. December 2024 ICT Newsletter by Kirsten Cali
Leader in Me – Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators
Our MVSD Admin Council is continuing our work with the Covey Institute as part of our professional growth plan. This has been an ongoing journey with my involvement including: This post will serve as a summary of resources to document my learning journey through this session. We started our morning with a review of the 7 Habits program and a reflection on the MVSD journey thus far. *Reflection Question regarding the potential to lead your ideal school. My qualities included: This reflection for myself was, of course, hypothetical as I am not a school leader. GET: What impact/results would you be… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Tanis Bennet
On Wednesdays, I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Every day our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. Today I want to highlight Tanis Bennet and the work that she is doing at Whitmore Elementary. Tanis, and the team at Whitmore, offer the only daily Kindergarten program within MVSD that features a unique component where the last component of the day invites families into the building to participate in programming alongside their children. During the… Read More
Supporting Parents in Digital Citizenship
On Mondays, I share a different ed tech quote on our Thompson Classroom social media pages for our staff to consider. This week’s quote comes from the book, The Digital Citizenship Handbook for School Leaders, by Mike Ribble and Marty Pack. Within MVSD, our schools will spend this week hosting their “parent-teacher” conferences with families and supporting adults. In addition to communication on student learning and well-being, this is a fantastic opportunity to strengthen community understanding on a variety of topics; digital citizenship and technology use being one of them. Marty and Mike argue that before effective guidance from families can occur, they… Read More
WOW Wednesday – ELA PLC
On Wednesdays, I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Every day our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice. In Mountain View School Division our Department of Curriculum and Assessment helps to facilitate a Personal Learning Community (PLC) for various brackets of staff. One of our PLCs is organized for our ELA teachers at the High School level. On Friday, November 8th, I had an opportunity to join this group here at our Division Office to… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – MVSD Tech Kits
Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role. Before we discuss the tech kits I wanted to share about the PD Resource Centre, as it is a fantastic resource being offered in MVSD. Located at the division office, the PD Resource Centre serves as the primary contact for our divisional library services. In addition to maintaining all libraries across the division, the PD Resource Centre also plays host to our divisional library which includes: The materials at the PD Resource Centre are available… Read More