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Teaching Tip Tuesday – What a Classroom Teacher Expects from a Supply
I am very honoured to be the guest columnist for Teaching Tip Tuesday! I hope I can live up to WitGirl’s fabulous column from last week. I suppose I should start off by introducing myself. My name is Elle, and I’ve known Chase for years: He and I went to teacher’s college together. I, with…
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Unbalanced
What has happened to the balance control on most stereos and music playing devices these days? I still need this feature on occasion and am often frustrated that I cannot find it. For instance, this morning I wanted to get a stereo to play only the left channel of a track. I have a radio…
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J. Michael Straczynski’s autograph
J. Michael Straczynski is one of the best writers, period. He wrote the amazing television series Babylon 5. The story in that series was phenomenal. It was actually a five-year arc. Plot lines continued through all five seasons and things that started in the very first episode were resolved in the finale. Amazing, amazing writing.…
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Drug Mart Sign Confusion
There’s something strange about this sign. I drove past it the other day and turned into the small plaza. I went to the A&P to get a few groceries and then I walked over to the drug store. At the check out, I tried to use my Optimum Points Card. The cashier asked if I…
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A Day in the Life of a Supply Teacher
Hello again, it’s Witgirl! I’m here to help out Chase who is busily preparing report cards this week. He feels he absolutely cannot go a Tuesday without posting a Teaching Tip, this is where I come in. I’m not exactly sure if I’m offering a tip, maybe more of a suggestion. As I am a…
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It Only Took Me Injuring Myself to Realize…
Teaching is a wonderful job that I really put my heart and soul into. This job always gives me a lot of enjoyment. I make sure that I model the behaviour and attitude that I expect my students to have. I am there in the classroom, day in and day out. I don’t use my…
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Classified Interview Part 3
Without further ado, here is the conclusion of the Classified interview I did for DOPEfm radio. We were talking at the venue before the concert last week. Chase: “I’m still with Classified. We’re at the London Music Hall and we’re just in the back chilling right now, talking to Class. I want to talk about…
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Classified Interview Part 2
This is the second installment of the interview I did with hip hop artist Classified. Click here if you missed Part 1. This entire interview is available as a podcast from the DOPEfm radio show on 93.3 CFMU Hamilton. Please check it out and subscribe to the podcast. It’s free and one of the best…
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Classified Interview
Last week I had the honour and privilege of interviewing one of Canada’s finest MCs, Classified. This was the first on-location interview I ever did for Dope FM. It is available as a podcast so please go download it for free and enjoy the vibe. I thought it would also be a good idea to…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Procedures
Teachers need to have procedures in place for every single routine in the classroom. These procedures need to be communicated to the students. But they do not need to be written down anywhere. A procedure, quite simply, is a series of steps that should be followed in order to do something effectively, efficiently, and safely…