RVS Guest Author: Taylor B., Grade 11 Student – On Apr. 26, 2013, Bow Valley High School’s Leadership Team put on its 6th annual Evening of Hope. The Evening of Hope is a charity gala held at our school each year. The evening consisted of a guest speaker, musical performances, a student fashion show, fun money casino, raffle, and silent auction. It is always a fun-filled evening that is both enlightening [ Read More ]
RVS Guest Authors: The Rainbow Creek Elementary Learning Support Team (Laura McArthur, Principal, Dawn Rife, Assistant Principal, Susan Sellan, Resource Teacher, Jill Lloyd, Early Literacy Teacher, Steffi Kynoch, Child Development, and Darcey Campbell, ESL Teacher) – On a Friday morning at Rainbow Creek Elementary, it is not uncommon to see a grandmother whose first language is Punjabi and a mother whose first language is Vietnamese link arms as they stroll [ Read More ]
RVS Guest Authors: Nancy Pollard, Teacher, and Kimberley P., Grade 8 student, Manachaban Middle School – As Richard Louve says, “Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and, therefore, for learning and creativity. This need is revealed in two ways: by an examination of what happens to the senses of the young when they lose connection with nature, and by witnessing the sensory magic that occurs when young people [ Read More ]
RVS Guest Author: Amilie Plourde, Teacher, École Airdrie Middle School – Last summer was my first teaching experience in Kenya, a country very different from the country that I currently live in. This summer, I will return to Kenya with eight teachers who are participating a project co-sponsored through the Alberta Teachers’ Association and the Me to We Free the Children initiative called Me to We Kenya PD Pilot. My [ Read More ]
RVS Guest Author: Kristy McConnell, Provisional Psychologist – The following two-part blog is intended to help conceptualize what supports at different levels of the RTI pyramid look like, for supporting student with behavioural challenges. The first part of this blog will address universal supports for students, while the second blog (to be published at a later date) will look at targeted and specialized interventions. Knowing how to support students with [ Read More ]
RVS Guest Blog, Jen Friske, Teacher Prairie Waters – Part of my professional growth plan for this school year was to transform my kindergarten classroom into a connected classroom. Part of this task involved my own playtime in getting familiar with Twitter, Skype and Blogging. While I’ve had a personal blog for a few years now, I was curious how to best use a blog format within my classroom to [ Read More ]
RVS Guest Blog: Family School Liaison John Laing - On Nov. 12, 2012, I posted a blog with a similar title. That blog was intended to open up a discussion about one of the most important underlying factors to the successful implementation of inclusion. Toward that end, I discussed the importance of self-reflection regarding our own beliefs about disability, as well as our role in taking responsibility for meeting the [ Read More ]
RVS Guest Author: Doug Sanden, Airdrie Resident – I just learned that the topic of innovation is being taught within Rocky View Schools. As a member of the local community studying the topic of innovation, a few questions popped into my mind: Q1. How long has innovation been taught in RVS (and am I the last person in the region to catch on to this)? Q2. What aspects of the [ Read More ]
RVS Guest Author: Lizzy D., Grade 11 Student – This past week, the Bow Valley High School leadership students had the pleasure of hosting 13 ladies from Big Hill Lodge Seniors Center at our school. They arrived in the morning and were greeted by some of Bow Valley’s welcoming leadership team. The ladies were given a tour of the school and were amazed by how similar schools are from when [ Read More ]
RVS Guest Author: Andrew Doyle, Teacher, Glenbow Elementary – In April I had the privilege of attending a conference in Edmonton on Diversity, Equity and Human Rights issues in schools. The keynote speaker at the conference was author, teacher and inspirational speak David Bouchard. David came in and in true fashion (according to those who have heard him before) was as kind with his time as he was generous in spirit. [ Read More ]
