I was back on Global’s The Morning Show today with Carolyn MacKenzie and Cheryl Hickey to share educator-approved holiday gifts for kids. To prepare for this segment, I did a social media callout to my fellow educators and they had some great recommendations which I have incorporated here with my own. We ran out of […] Read more…
I am so proud of the package of articles all about reading that I was part of for the fall 2021 issue of Today’s Parent magazine. My editor was Claire Gagné, and addition to my individual pieces Claire and I worked together on a couple, and she also shared her own personal story […] Read more…
I was back on Global’s The Morning Show today (before dashing off to my classroom) chatting about the importance of parental involvement with education, and how busy families can make that happen. We discussed ways to streamline school communication, how to get your kids to share more about what they do at school (and what […] Read more…
I made my post-cancer return to The Morning Show today to share some teacher tips for another COVID back to school! Jeff and Carolyn greeted me back so warmly and it seems like one more meaningful recovery milestone. In this segment we chat about the importance of managing expectations this year (your kids’ and […] Read more…
For more than a year now I’ve been conducting a self-directed research project on the Science of Reading, and I’ve started to share what I’ve learned in Science of Reading Saturdays posts on Instagram. Many people have asked for book suggestions, so if you’re interested in learning more, below you can find a list of […] Read more…
I absolutely loved Jessica Lahey’s first book The Gift of Failure (I consider it a must-read for parents, and even had her on the podcast to talk about it) so I was really excited to dive into her latest, The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence. Thankfully, it did not disappoint! […] Read more…
Since being diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2020, I’ve don a ton of reading and come across some interesting cancer controversies that I didn’t know much about before: battle terminology, pinkwashing and whether or not early detection saves lives. Since I’m no expert I’ll just share the broad strokes of each, along with my […] Read more…
There’s a reason I’m sharing these segment videos today (and not just because I want to offer ideas to help you support your child’s education) – it’s because it took a lot of effort to get them! I don’t mean the work that went into preparing the content and appearing on The Social; I’m referring […] Read more…
My special guest this week is Jennifer Singh: former TV reporter, current CEO of She’s Newsworthy Media where she offers PR strategy and media coaching. We talk about her career pivot, the impact of COVID-19, working from home, how women can step up and use their voices (in business or otherwise), allyship and inclusive marketing…and […] Read more…
Last week was a big one for Marci Ien. On October 26th, she was elected the new MP for Toronto Centre, and on October 27th she released her first -and very personal – book, Off Script: Living Out Loud. Two days later, I caught up with Marci to get her thoughts on both. When I first […] Read more…