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In this episode of the Teachers on Fire podcast we speak with Brooke Moore. Brooke is the District Principal of Inquiry and Innovation in Delta, BC, Canada. She is also an instructor at Vancouver Island University and the editor-in-chief of UBC’s Transformative Educational Leadership Journal, located at teljournal.educ.ubc.ca/.
In our conversation, Brooke describes the experience of working through stiff parent resistance while introducing progressive strategies around assessment in a West Vancouver high school. She shares about some exciting cross-curricular learning initiatives she’s involved with and lists some of her biggest passions outside of education: parenting, writing, and storytelling. Brooke also gives us some great recommendations regarding books to read, a Twitter account to follow, and much more.
Follow Brooke on Twitter @BMooreintheloop and her blog at teljournal.educ.ubc.ca/.
In this episode, Brooke discusses …
- 0:58 – her current education situation
- 1:24 – the experience of disrupting the status quo around assessment
- 5:21 – what excites her about education today: IBL and PBL initiatives like Delta Farm Roots
- 7:30 – areas of personal learning outside of education: parenting, writing, story-telling
- 9:22 – a personal habit that contributes to her success: consistent enthusiasm
- 10:19 – a Twitter account to follow: @ClaireDaoust
- 11:48 – her edtech tool recommendations: Canva.com and Google Read & Write
- 12:56 – two book recommendations: Leadership for Teacher Learning (by Dylan Wiliam) and Embers (by Richard Wagamese)
- 13:33 – a podcast recommendation: Office Hours (by Daniel Pink)
- 13:57 – a Netflix recommendation: Jane the Virgin
- 14:26 – the best ways to follow her online
Song Track Credits
Intro: Relax (by Simon More)
Outtro: Starley – Call on Me Remix (by DJ Zhorik)
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