[Replicable Practices] Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and a Safe 2011 New Year

[Replicable Practices] Brock University - 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines, Ont., L2S 3A1 Canada

I am proud to say that I attended the Faculty of Education at Brock University both for my Graduate and Post Graduate Degrees. The mission statement copied below from their Faculty of Education main page is exactly what I lived while attending The Faculty.

The Faculty of Education focuses on learning as a force of positive change. Grounded in theory and oriented toward practice, we are a community of learners having an impact on the field of education, our disciplines, the lives of our students, and the communities we serve.

Brock University - Faculty of Education

I frequently access the following resources:

• Welcome Teacher Candidates
• Brock Faculty of Education Downloads
• Lesson Plans Reference Sites and Ideas
• Lesson Resources
• Instructional Resource Centre (IRC)
• Brock Learning Network (BLN)

[Replicable Practices] My Credo

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I always like having the students develop their own personal credo. I like this activity for several reasons. Their credo helps me get to know the students better. Sometimes they provide information that they would not normally share with the teacher. In addition they sometimes also give me a glimpse into their aspirations or interests. I can then proceed and use that information to generate connections and as if not more importantly interest in the lessons. I really like giving the students the credo assignment after reading with them All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten - By Robert Fulghum. I used How to Write a Credo By Rhomylly Forbes, an eHow Contributor.