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. This week, September 30th, plays host to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation which makes this the perfect time to remind staff of some of the digital supports available to them. In 2019, MVSD launched their Indigenous Education Framework: “The guiding principle of this Framework is to ensure that First Nations, Metis and Inuit students in Mountain View School Division will know who they are, where they come from, and where they are going.… Read More
Follow Friday – Equity & Diversity Calendar
On Fridays I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. Did you know that MVSD maintains an Equity and Diversity calendar that is accessible to the public via our divisional website? This calendar is an ever-evolving project that is designed to bring awareness to a variety of different events and strengthen understanding about their significance. The calendar itself includes a series of events through the month and each included event can be selected to bring up a pop-up box with further information… Read More
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
This year the MVSD Admin Council is using the work of Covey as part of our professional growth plan; starting with a focus on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This post will serve as a summary of resources to document my learning journey through this first session. A visual overview is available in below via YouTube: Normally my learning habits include blogging through PD sessions and university courses as the act of typing and embedding links assists me in my understanding of the material being presented. However, today’s session explicitly asked to not engage with devices in any… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Summer PD Participants
On Wednesdays I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Everyday 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. Ahead of the start of our school year, tech PD was offered here at Division Office for any staff members who wanted to fine tune their skills before stepping back into their classrooms. Spread across three days, these sessions incuded a variety of topics including: August 29th – Secretarial PD all building secretaries from across the… Read More
#TechTipTuesday – PowerSchool Resources
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. In MVSD we use PowerSchool as our Student Information System (SIS). This means that this platform is the go-to program for our staff when it comes to student records, assessment reporting, daily attendance, etc. There are many different elements of the program that are applicable depending on your role within the division. While this means that all stakeholders have easy access to the information that is needed for their position, it can also make PD… Read More
Follow Friday – School Board Trustees
On Fridays I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. Manitoba is entering into a round of elections for school boards and the past and current members of the MVSD board have decided to harness the power of social media to share about this opportunity. During the last election of 2018 MVSD had just started their journey on Twitter but this continues to be a relatively under-utilized platform among our stakeholder groups. However, I was fortunate enough to work with out board… Read More
WOW Wednesday – MVSD Secretarial Team
On Wednesdays I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Everyday 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. Earlier in August our divisional secretarial team from across all 16 MVSD buildings came together at Division Office to participate in a full day of tech training. This was our first time meeting as a group since early March of 2020 and it was so fantastic to have everyone back to together again. This day was… Read More
September 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: general ICT updates (software changes, divisional ICT timelines, tech-themed holidays) upcoming PD for the month tech tips divisional highlights These newsletters are sent out to staff via our divisional email but are also shared out through our social media pages and divisional website. September 2022 ICT Newsletter by Kirsten Cali
Back to School Checklist
Welcome to a new school year! At the start and end of each school year I find it helpful to share out the following checklist that was inspired by a practice from when I was a classroom teacher. This checklist is designed to ensure the effective and professional use of various ICT elements and support your growth in the 2022/2023 school year. Please note that not all checklist elements may apply to you depending on your position within the division. The checklist itself has each task hyperlinked which leads to a tutorial or video providing more information on how to complete the… Read More
Follow Along with the MVSD Coordinator of ICT
As I was reviewing my files for the 2022/23 school year I realized that it had been quite some time since I took an opportunity to re-share my socials here on the blog. The social media accounts I maintain on behalf of my professional life are designed to be educational and focus on the use of technology in education (at all levels). At a secondary level, they also serve as an example of how an educator may set-up and utilize social media in a professional capacity. Within these accounts you will find: tech tips to use with students or professionally… Read More