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There is a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in.

(Originally posted on Learner First ) Like just about everyone else in Canada, I have been thinking about the writing of Leonard Cohen since he died last week.  I was listening to a call-in show on CBC the other day and the one quote that every other caller kept mentioning was: “There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in.” These words stuck with me.  I kept […]


Lessons from Early Career Teachers- How to Set Up your Classroom

Every teacher can probably remember the tumultuous mix of excitement and fear they felt when they had to set up a classroom for the first time.  Often early career teachers look to their colleagues with more experience for advice on the best way to approach the task of designing a rich and engaging learning space.  In this piece an early career teacher offers some advice that even the most experienced […]