Community

**Community**
Instead of just being on bus duty, my AT also had "kiss and greet" duty. What this means is that he goes out to the bus loop and greets parents as they drop off kids. He even opens the doors for them to let them out. Not only does this let parents leave really early (stopping congestion at the bus loop) but students and parents get to see a smiling face in the morning. I think this really sets the tone for the day and really promotes a positive and comfortable learning environment. The take away from this? Something as small as a smile in the morning can make a difference.
 * Kiss and Greet**

[|TeacherTube] is a site that's a lot like YouTube (surprise, surprise). Almost anyone can just upload videos based on education. This is good and bad. There's a lot to pick from but that means there's a lot to sift through. I like it, but I think I prefer [|Kahn Academy].
 * TeacherTube**

A [|podcast] site. Here, each clip talks about pedagogy and other things like technology in the classroom. I haven't listened to them all (there's //a lot// of them). At the very least, it's nice to hear someone else's opinion on teaching. The problem is that it is run by one person (who in turn works with others). That's not to say that he's not good to listen to or that I have a problem with him - just that having just one person as a filter for what other teachers say seems to be a bit of a limitation.
 * Teacher 2.0**

[] A nice resource. The highlight for me is the "clips" link in the middle right bar. I find these really useful and I think students would benefit from watching these.
 * OAME (Ontario Association for Mathematics Education)**

http://ontariomath.wikispaces.com/ Made by UOIT B. Ed. Class 2011. Contains things such as course outlines, content videos, and other resources and lesson ideas.
 * Wiki (Secondary School)**

[] I really like this site. You have to pay to have access to it but what it basically does it takes a bunch of teaching strategies (teaching procedures) and puts them in one place. Great way to filter and find what you want. There are no lesson plans but lots of good information. (Free trials are available, given out on an email basis - meaning that you just trade them emails for access...)
 * PEEL (Project for Enhancing Effective Learning)**