The History of The Louisbourg Fire Department - by William A OShea (Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada). Written by William A. O'Shea and published on June 18th, 1995. Part 2 in the history series. A dedicated website to this work will be up and running in the next few days and posts will no longer be on Making... Continue Reading →
Making Better Teachers Podcast Episode 16: ALT Training and Teaching English
What is an Assistant Language Teacher and what do they do? If you're teaching English abroad, where can you get professional development? This week we chat with David Hayter from ALT Training Online. We learn about the job and free PD opportunities for teachers across Japan and elsewhere. Listen to the Making Better Teachers... Continue Reading →
Making Better Teachers Podcast Episode 5: Flipgrid Fever!
What is Flipgrid? How can we use technology in a meaningful and creative way in our classrooms? In this episode of the podcast, we chat with Technology Coach, Sean Forde about the Flipgrid app and how he creatively uses at Chadwick International School. Sean also chats about a wonderful project he has developed called #WorldReadAlouds.... Continue Reading →
Making Better Teachers Podcast Episode 4: The Role of the Literacy Coach
What is the role of a school's Literacy Coach? What's it like to be one? In this episode of the podcast, we chat with Middle School Literacy Coach and Education Consultant, Tonya Gilchrist about her role as a coach at an international school in Tokyo, Japan. We learn about both the challenges and the amazing... Continue Reading →