I try not to make New Year’s resolutions. But this year I did; I’ve decided to improve my cognitive capacity. The first thought that came to mind was to purposely learn something new such as enrolling in a language course this Spring. Instead I’ve decided to accomplish two things with one activity: I’m going to improve my physical and mental health through exercise. Continue reading Exercise = Brain Power — Marlene Griffith Wrubel
Month: February 2011
“Chance Favours the Connected Mind” (S. Johnson) — Jen Doyle
Where Good Ideas Come From… Steven Johnson
One of my favourite things to do when I’m relaxing or working around the house is to listen to CBC radio and at the beginning of January I was listening to Spark. Nora Young was interviewing Steven Johnson. His most recent book, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History Continue reading “Chance Favours the Connected Mind” (S. Johnson) — Jen Doyle
The Power of Community — Donna Ellis
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what we’re trying to accomplish in CTE (one of those off-shoots of having to prepare for a job interview!) and I keep coming back to building community and building capacity. While it’s important to build capacity Continue reading The Power of Community — Donna Ellis
Testing: good practice! – Mary Power
If you have been reading our blog lately you may have noticed a bit of New York theme going on. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to continue the trend. Maybe not quite so glamorous as a trip to the Big Apple, but a recent article in the New York Continue reading Testing: good practice! – Mary Power
Green Slime – Veronica Brown
At dinner, we always try to take the time to ask the girls how their day was at school. Today, my eldest daughter (she’s 7) could barely contain her excitement. It was her first day at an after-school science program. It’s an hour long, once per week. Today, they made slime. Continue reading Green Slime – Veronica Brown