Every Wednesday 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. As we’ve adapted to the ever-changing teaching environments available to us during the Covid-19 pandemic, an emphasis on physical distance has been essential. In order to make this happen our largest high school, Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School, has operated on a blended schedule this year. This sees students attend two days a week on a Monday/Wednesday… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Ecole Macneill
Every Wednesday 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. The staff at Ecole Macneill are no strangers to tech integration. From their smart bulb enabled classrooms that provide visual schedules and weather insights to their resident Microsoft Expert, they are willing and eager to showcase tech innovation in their classrooms. The newest addition to their toolbox is a class set of Micro:bits donated by MB Ed… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Megan Collier
Every Wednesday 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. Since 2014 Megan, who teaches at Ethelbert School, has been publicly curating resources via her Ethelbert ELA blog. Now 7 years deep, her blog features hundreds of posts for multiple middle school and high school courses including: ELA Science Social Studies elective courses By establishing a routine of curating and sharing resources online Megan has not only… Read More
Follow Friday – Manitoba High School eSports Association
Every Friday 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. This week I’d like to highlight the Manitoba High School eSports Association. As we continue to plan student programming within the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic it has become evident that many of our traditional extra-curricular options are not able to happen. While there are strict guidelines in place preventing activities such as organized sports, band/choir, and field trips; online activities are easily organized within distancing requirements. Within MVSD we have some… Read More
WOW Wednesday – MVSD Remote Learning Support Team
Every Wednesday 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. As is the case the world over, our programming has been constantly evolving in MVSD as we adapt to new health orders and welcome new resources and supports. This week we welcomed two new staff members to MVSD who are working as part of our robust remote learning team. It can be challenging to start a new… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Whitmore Remote Learning Team
Every Wednesday 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. This week I would like to highlight the Remote Learning Team from Whitmore Elementary in Dauphin. Whitmore worked diligently to reorganize their staff to best accommodate both their face-to-face learners and their at-home learners. Their staff dedicated time to multiple PD sessions with myself, as a group, and with other divisional supports and were even able to… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Katrina Mitchell
Every Wednesday 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. For the first WOW Wednesday post of 2021 I would like to highlight Katrina Mitchell! Katrina has previously taught at MMS in Dauphin but was selected this year as one of our local teachers to work full-time supporting students with medical accomodations via the Westman Remote Learning Consortia. While many of our staff are reacquainting themselves with… Read More
WOW Wednesday – Kelsy Black
Every Wednesday 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. This week I would like to highlight Kelsy Black from Roblin Elementary School (RES). Kelsy has dedicated numerous hours to her own professional development to ensure she is as prepared as she can be when it comes to supporting her students in our ever-changing pandemic teaching environment. Kelsy took part in our MVSD Summer PD sessions to… Read More
Laptop Loans in MVSD
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need for at-home learning, MVSD piloted a laptop loan program in the spring of 2020. Given that MVSD is not a 1:to:1 school division, and we have not explored device loaning before, this was a big undertaking for us. Luckily, there are many great examples across the province from other school divisions who have offered programs like this for many years. Through my contacts at MAETL and ManACE I was able to work with our ICT and Programs & Planning teams to help craft a program that worked for our division. Since… Read More
#WOWWednesday – Wendy Oversby
Every Wednesday 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. This week I would like to highlight Wendy Oversby from Ochre River School (ORS). Earlier in the fall the staff at ORS began discussing how best to organize and deliver their Remembrance Day Service as the school-provided service is the only one available in the community. Due to Covid restrictions that prevented any type of gathering or… Read More