Guest Author – Don Thomas, Trustee, Ward 3 – As we ponder on the nature of teaching and what the future will be, one of the first questions may be ‘what will the school of 2050 look like?’ More specifically, and question two is ‘what will the structure within which the majority of learning is done look like?’ Will the classroom of today exist as such or will it change [ Read More ]
Guest Author, Don Thomas, Trustee Ward 3 Introduction The acrimony of the last Airdrie school attendance boundary review is still remembered for the pitting of one community against another. Unintended to be sure, RVS caused major conflict in its desire to resolve a school’s burgeoning population. This time around we have some advantages but we must use them to build a model which may serve RVS in future situations. Proposal: [ Read More ]
Guest Author – Norma Lang, Over the last several months we have heard alot of Alberta Ed-Speak about Generative Community Governance. SO… What exactly is Generative Community Governance? What value does this vague concept hold for Rocky View Schools? And, most importantly, how would we make Community Governance real and get it off the ground in our school communities? Last night WG Murdoch Principal Greg Roberts and Associate Principal Gladys Brown started their school [ Read More ]
Guest Author , Tammy Dikeman – My learning journey this year has been to enhance the partnerships within my school. I am striving to reach out to parents, students, staff, our local community partners and the educational community at large. Although a lofty ambition I have found it to be my greatest learning experience. I have started small reaching out to the parent community through a weekly “Coffee with the [ Read More ]
