Many people argue the number one factor to a school’s success is the administrative leadership and vision. Teacher friends, can you imagine teaching in a school with a supportive leader who embraces, shares, and supports your philosophy of and approach…
Monica Batac
K-6 Educator interested in urban education, critical pedagogy & collaborative school-community initiatives.
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Glimpse of my final research paper…
Title: Self-directed teacher inquiry in technology integration: Exploring the dynamics of synchronous and asynchronous collaborative teacher learning Abstract: There is no one way for a teacher to learn about, implement and use technology in his or her practice. In a…
Tagged with: abstract, acknowledgements, Jim Hewitt, Kim MacKinnon, Master of Teaching, Monica Batac, MRP, MTRP, OISE, teacher inquiry, technology integration, TPACK
Posted in Blog development, Educational Technology, Research
Posted in Blog development, Educational Technology, Research
Media coverage #3
Here’s an article written by parent advocate and consultant, Lorna Costantini. Excerpt: Transparent and open communications with parents – Monica Batac by LORNA on JANUARY 17, 2012 Monica Batac has put her name forth for the position of Trustee for Ward 20 Scarbourgh/Agincourt for the…
The new year brings a new trustee – my campaign begins…
On our first day of 2012, I would like to share an important message with you. It is with the overwhelming support of my family and many colleagues, friends, and mentors that I will be running in the by-election for Toronto…
Tagged with: advocacy, by-election, campaign, election, Master of Teaching, Monica Anne Batac, Monica Batac, OISE, ontario education, Scarborough-Agincourt, TDSB, Toronto, Toronto District School Board, Trustee, University of Toronto, urban education, vote, Ward 20
Posted in Blog development, Daily reflection, Education in the news, Random thoughts, Trustee Campaign
Posted in Blog development, Daily reflection, Education in the news, Random thoughts, Trustee Campaign
Blogging woes – “just post it”?
I was trying to catch up with Royan Lee‘s blog & came across one post that has now sparked a posting of my own. Royan’s short post about blogging suggests we should “just post it.” I’ve been struggling with the blogging process…
Revamping my blog’s purpose – specific to broad, practice and pedagogy
Alas, I reclaim my blog now that seminars and papers have slowed down. This week has been intellectually and emotionally charged for me and I’ve been craving some sort of mental release, some way to share the thoughts that are…
Posted in Blog development
Welcome to my blog
Thanks for visiting my blog. It’s a work in progress, but ultimately I am trying to create a resource for teaching Media Literacy in the classroom. With my personal and academic interests in Critical Media Literacy, I hope to share…
Posted in Blog development
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