EAL Link

11/26/2023

Information on EAL Link:

11/07/2023

https://youtu.be/LrD8oOooMRA?si=R4a5MHwaEGs9vOWC

07/10/2023

One of the advantages of live online training is that I’ve discovered ways to get everyone more equally involved through messaging, surveys etc. In person, the people who raise their hands tend to dominate a whole group discussion. This video is a fascinating way to get everyone involved in person. https://fb.watch/lH9gXH5K7P/?mibextid=qC1gEa

04/08/2023

A great resource that breaks down the challenges different language learners face when learning English.

04/08/2023

The Pembina Valley Local Immigration Partnership has created a fantastic resource for creating communities that are welcoming and inclusive.

The Connecting Cultures & Communities – Guide & Toolkit is a free to download resource for everyone! Sign Up For Newsletter Receive information on the PVLIP and our activities including events, trainings and announcements.

10/28/2022

The power of our perspective - it can be misleading. "Don't believe everything you think - those first impressions." All these lines are straight!

10/16/2022

Interesting illustration from 12 years ago - the rate of growth of human knowledge. From the time of Christ to 1750, the rate of growth was really slow. Things really started to explode this past century, and it doubled between the the years 2008 and 2010. Source: Winnipeg Free Press, Nov 17, 2010.

03/31/2022

03/15/2022

A new thing I've learned to do in PowerPoint - a game changer!

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01/29/2022

As I facilitate workshops on navigating the challenges of work life, the topic of what we do outside of work comes up in class. Our ability to handle stress in the workplace increases when we can do things outside of work that fuel our resilience and grit.

One person I know handles stress in the workplace by adding EXTRA stress. Another person I know told me that a "fun" activity in his life is DECREASING his ability to handle stress in the workplace. Let me explain . . .

I'll change the names but otherwise, everything is true. Mary is a doctor. She delivers babies and she works in emergency. She has four kids and obviously her husband fields most of the load that comes with child rearing. Mary and her husband recently decided to take flying lessons. She's now done all the lessons, studied for the test, is officially a pilot and now is even taking aerobatic lessons. She told my husband that if she had not started on this track, (something challenging that takes her mind away from work), she thinks that the challenge of Covid at work could have given her a nervous break down.

Another friend, I'll call Peter, has made some huge life changes in the last year: lost a lot of weight, stopped drinking beer and coffee, and eating a lot less food. The only thing he didn't add at first was exercise. So this fall after many many years hiatus, he joined a curling team as skip. I asked him if he was enjoining it and he said he was not. He said, "My job is very stressful. Adding another stress to my life is not making things easier; it's making things harder. So much time has passed and I'm not the curler I was and the stress of being skip is weighing me down." My guess is that he'll switch to other forms of exercise in the future, (unless he has a breakthrough in his thinking on this.)

Two very different experiences - both entirely valid. We are all so unique and we need to spend our lives getting to know ourselves and what feeds us and gives us increased capacity to effectively impact the tiny corner of the planet that we've been entrusted with.

I’d LOVE to hear your thoughts on this? Agree? Disagree? Or add some nuance. I’m all ears. After I go snowshoeing today. :)

09/24/2021

https://www.northstarats.com/MITT/Test-Centre-Administrator/63531

MITT is a post-secondary institute offering industry-driven, student-focused education in the areas of skilled trades, business and information technology, health care, and human services. We provide affordable, timely, skills-based education for learners seeking career entry as well as those lookin...

02/28/2021

This one got me in the feels . . . enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwTpfVQgkU0&fbclid=IwAR1HzqaegCOZNYIJYrBLGX-_D4Ad4azqK6bGzIjuR_ZJp3bpT3mi9nUVMNU

With this talk, Dr. Nick Fuhrman encourages us to recognize the profound personal impact that we can have on others — both in and out of the classroom. Dr. ...