“I encourage my children to make mistakes. The bigger, the better. That’s how you learn the most.”

Household Tip: “Take care of ants in your home by wedging whole cloves into the corners of cabinets, countertops, and drawers,...."

“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature,..."

“Our favourite attitude should be gratitude.”

“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”

“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.”

Quotation: “Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.”

Photo Series: People Tell Stories: "Rainbow lighting"

Photo Series: People Tell Stories: "A woman and her dog"

Photo Series: Photography is an Abstract Art: "Hand on her dog"

HOW TO OVERCOME DEPRESSION and HARD TIMES - Best Motivational Videos Com...

Photo Series: People Tell Stories: "At the WRDSB Symposium"

Photo Series: People Tell Stories: "Jim Knight: the man and the book"

I give this Crazy Beard Mad Ginger Beer an 11/10 (made in Oakville)

WHEN WE WERE KIDS - Powerful Inspiration (Must-Watch)

The right to a peaceful protest is sacred; illegitimate is the government that takes that right away.

CASEY NEISTAT - DON'T GIVE UP | Inspirational message

Educational Postcard: "Students are more motivated academically when they have a positive relationship with their teacher."

Educational Postcard: A relateable observation about teaching....problems with student motivation

Quotation: "...if we cannot say no, yes has no meaning."

Educational Postcard: Communication is central to school improvement.

Passenger | Losing My Religion (R.E.M. Cover)

"Every student deserves a GREAT teacher, not by chance, but by design."

Six ice-breaker questions from rolling the dice

"Thinking about literacy"

"Do you have a favourite?"

"Are these what you call sketch books?" :)

Tried to capture an old, comfortable feeling of being surrounded by books in the dark of winter...

Gambling addiction is a problem in Ontario (that the government has no interest is ending)...

"Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harness

Photo Series: Life at the Office: "Piles of books to ship out to teachers"

"Whether rereading or new reading, nothing is better for the mind."

Educational Postcard: "A little choice never hurt any reading program."

"Nothing is more exciting than the opportunity to read a new book."

Educational Postcard: "Do you provide your students choice of text for reading?"

The Wooden Sky - Oh My God (It Still Means a Lot to Me)

A seemingly secret garden

Photo Series: Flower Portraits: "The whites at twilight"

My workshop, makerspace, studio, and creative lab....

From a WRDSB classroom: "Rate Yourself (a self assessment system)"

"I'm just passing through"

"Someone left their glasses"

Feist - Sealion (Live on Later with Jools Holland)

Photo Series: Photography is an Abstract Art: "Listening to a Lecture"

SERIES BASED PHOTOGRAPHY

REMEMBER WHAT YOU ARE - Motivational Video

"A single grade to report a student's progress in a course is so crude....."

Photo Series: Notebook Art: "Life is a Pilgrimage"

Photo Series: Notebook Art: "Middle Ages In England (1485)"

Progress Reporting

Educational Postcard: Body of Evidence

Educational Postcard: KNOWLEDGE not equal UNDERSTANDING

"Math manipulatives make learning better, deeper, and more engaging."

"Break time at Math teachers meeting" -WRDSB

Educational Postcard: When you pull the verbs out of your curriculum do you see patterns developing?

"Watch the Big Screens" -scene from CODE conference

"When at a conference, should we all be Tweeting?"