Staff Loungin'

This week in the lounge we honour summer by NOT talking about teaching. Instead we focus on the important things, like our new "Hip Hopera", the "Hamilton" inspired "Riel". It really must be heard to be believed... Also, make sure to check out Dave's new photo-comic, the X-files inspired "majic". FREE copies for anyone who signs up at majiccomic.com. Don't worry about giving away your emails, Dave is not a spammer (in spite of what Reddit says).

This week in the lounge Dave, Lisa and Erin take a look back at what they have learned this year before taking a look forward to next year.   Please Check out and LIKE Dave's photocomic, "majic", he is very needy... majic Comic Facebook Page

This week in the lounge we rush to discuss the top 10 issues facing educators today.   Reference: 10 Critical Issues Facing Education

This week in the lounge Dave talks to an extra special guest, student athlete David, about a topic that has impacted both of them directly: mental health.

This week in the lounge we rush to discuss alleviating burnout with a newly structured school year, and we get a little loopy while we do it

This week in the lounge we discuss the Montreal massacre and what we as teachers can do to promote positive relationships between the boys and girls that we teach.

This week in the lounge we figure out how to improve student engagement.

This week in the lounge we talk about what really needs to be reformed in education.

We're baaaaaack... and better than ever. Join us as we discuss new beginnings, what's exciting about the new year and what we are going to add to our practice and what we are going to let fall by the wayside.

This time in the lounge we share our experiences solving conflict with students and we set a new release schedule.

This week in the lounge we discuss some playing favourites and dealing with students who hate us. Also we shout out to some great independent comic creators: Rob Xara, Jamie Me and Michael Sharkey (@RobReplicator @JamieMeWrites and @mjsharkey on the Twitter). You should check them out.

This week in the lounge we talk to special guest Asvini (AKA Pavlov's Dogg @esvinee on the Twitter) about white privilege and making the adjustment from high school to university.

This week in the lounge we have Prime back in the house to school us on Black History month and why it should really be called Moorish History Month. Find the link to Prime's excellent powerpoint HERE

This week in our very special bonus episode we go back to the kids to talk about the state of race relations.

This week in the lounge Dave tries to get the group to "bond" over his love of science, the "reactions" were not what he wanted, they seem to lack "chemistry"

This week we open up the lounge to explore education from the other side of the desk with part two of the first in our special series on Unforgettable Students. This week we finish our interview the inimitable Mon Like the Canadian Clondike AKA Mon Like Deez AKA Damien McIntosh 

This week in the lounge Lisa and Aaron join Dave in a very extra special episode talking about Mental Health in honour of Bell Let's Talk Day. 

This week in the lounge we talk about what school board reformation would look like if it were initiated at the school level.

This week in the lounge the regulars, plus a very special guest, discuss how teaching has changed us, and how we have changed as teachers.

This week we open up the lounge to explore education from the other side of the desk with the first in our special series on Unforgettable Students. This week we listen and learn from the experience of the inimitable Mon Like the Canadian Clondike AKA Mon Like Deez AKA Damien McIntosh