Welcome to the Focus Room Response

Created by Marsha Appling-Nunez (@m.applingnunez), response for Your Metaphor Activity

Remember when I first started my Ontario Extend journey? My Teacher for Learning homepage uses this image. As I mentioned a respected college and good friend had sent me the above image stating, “basic issue in education”. It seemed like the perfect image to represent the concept of prior knowledge, the tangled web of culture, more… »

Metaphor – Teacher as Coach Response

Created by Fergal O’Hagan (@fergalohagan), response for Your Metaphor Activity

I think the closest thing that comes to me about my teaching is that of a coach.  I coach imparts knowledge and skills to their players, but they do a lot of other things. Good coaches are deeply concerned about the well-being of their players. Coaches push athletes to be their best selves.  Coaches challenge more… »