Month: August 2015

My Writing

Leaving A Legacy Behind – Article For The Link Canada

    I recently had the pleasure of interviewing a Principal of a private school in Mississauga, Ontario for an article for The Link Canada.   In the article, Leaving A Legacy Behind, I discuss Farrah Marfatia’s journey as a female Muslim professional in Canada, her journey towards education and her hopes for her community.  Give it a read and let me know your thoughts! For more about The Link Canada, click here.          

Reading

Asking Effective Questions – A Reading Strategy

Asking questions is one of the most wonderful strategies to get your students delving deeper into a text.  I’ve stumbled upon a wonderful way to get your students to ask questions that will greatly enhance their understanding, allow them to make deeper connections and potentially create a lifelong love of curios exploration. After you’ve had some lessons aboout questions as a reading strategy, it’s important to talk to your students about the levels of questioning that can occur.  Here is a wonderful example: Oh, wouldn’t it be amazing to have your students asking inventive questions! The joy that will appear on your face when your students asks “if you had a Giving Tree, what would you doContinue reading