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In my 400 level Pragmatics of Teaching class we talked a lot about UDL or universal design for learning. A term borrowed from architecture where universal design aims to anticipate specific user needs and plan for them from the onset rather than requiring retrofitting after the fact. The much touted example being including wheelchair ramps in the original design rather than needing to add them (often at greater cost and decreased aesthetic effect) afterwards. The extra bonus,

To begin, this is a great interview to listen to for a bit of an overview of what has lead to the 2025 Alberta Teachers strike. October 5th was World Teacher's Day , and if you haven't seen any of the photos or coverage of the rallies at the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton or in Calgary yesterday, please do check them out. I found them super encouraging. As for today, my youngest is at his Kinder Academy (private) at the daycare, (we pay for it because of course Al

On Monday, October 6th, 2025, I am meant to embark on my first field placement of my BEd after-degree studies at the University of Calgary, Werklund School of Education. Of course, it would appear the ongoing contract negotiations (or lack thereof) between the Alberta Teachers Association and the United Conservative Party (our current provincial governing party) have something else in mind. As of now, Saturday evening, it would appear that I will be doing my EDUC 440 Field