HighlightED
HighlightED is a podcast hosted by the New Brunswick Teachers’ Association and focuses on sharing innovative teaching and learning approaches happening in the province, information on services provided to NBTA members and the benefits of belonging to the NBTA community, and trending issues related to public education in New Brunswick and beyond.
Episodes
19 episodes
Learning Beyond Walls: Outdoor Career Collaboration
Join Dawn as she talks with Ashley Hallihan, Crystal Roberts and Joey Savoy who were members of a team that organized a fabulous learning day for students in ASD-North. This episode highlights the collaboration between the three levels of educa...
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35:10
NBTA Council Institutes: A path to elevating your teaching
Join Dawn as she explores what motivates teachers to dedicate their Saturday to professional learning. Sheridan Mawhinney gives an overview of what NBTA Councils are and the purpose of the learning institutes, while Nancy Hodnett and Olivia Kyl...
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16:22
StemPathy in Action: How one teacher shapes tomorrow's leaders
Join Dawn as she learns from Benjamin Kelly about metaverse - the interaction with technology to solve global issues. In 2020 Benjamin's innovative teaching style led Caledonia Regional School to being recognized as the best high School STEM pr...
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27:29
STUzapalooza: Creating a Sustainable Learning Experience
Join Dawn as she chats with Brianne Durant from Harbour View High School. Brianne's school was named a GAIA Project Champion School for their work on climate action. She shares her experience with GAIA and Eco-Schools as well as her involvement...
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23:27
Welcoming Newcomers: A School's Journey to Embrace Diversity
Join Dawn as she sits with Bethany Toner from Saint Mary's Academy in Edmundston to discuss the dramatic changes her school experienced in recent years due to the influx of newcomers from around the world. Bethany shares her journey of adapting...
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27:47
Nature's Classroom: Daily Outdoor Learning at Janeville School
Join Dawn as she highlights the benefits of outdoor learning with Chantal Daley, a K-1 teacher at Janeville School. The learning opportunities are endless, and Chantal explains how not only it benefits students, but also has improved her own we...
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30:38
Science Inquiry in ASD-W
Join Dawn as she highlights two ASD-W Science Leads who are working to help teachers bring scientific inquiry to their classrooms. Peter Trusiak and Jeremy Smith attended and presented at the National Science Teachers' Association Conference in...
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27:12
Bullseye: Hitting school improvement goals through archery
Join Dawn as she and teacher Stefan Martin from Port Elgin Regional School discuss how archery during their PBL block has proven to be a valuable pathway to achieving district and school improvement goals.
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29:15
ACPI Take Aways: Innovative French Second Language Learning
Join Dawn as she does a conference debrief with Danielle Larlee & Kendra VanLeeuwen from Nashwaaksis Middle School. These two teachers attended the Association Canadienne de Professionnels de l'Immersion conference and brought Manie Musical...
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27:51
The ASD-N ICE Centre: Innovation, Collaboration, Education
Join Dawn as she talks with teacher Rob Lehnert from the ASD-N ICE Centre, along with grade 12 students Mallory Stewart and Lucas Olesinski. This episode highlights how this career education centre offers direct pathways for students in ASD-N. ...
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26:31
PBIS in Action
Join Dawn in a conversation with Kim Plum-Marr, Neil Hocking and Peter Bouma, three members of the Riverview Middle School Positive Behaviour Interventions Supports Team, where they describe how PBIS strategies have become the way they do busin...
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32:58
Salty Science: Monitoring the Impact of Road Salt on Marshes – A 3-Year Student research project
Join Dawn as she highlights a high-level grade 9-10 science project led by Kim Giddens at Belleisle Regional High School. Kim enlightens us on how she and her dedicated group of students embarked on the three-year journey of scientific inquiry ...
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21:49
Executive Directors of NBTA, AEFNB and NBTF
Join Dawn as she explores the roles of the three executive directors of the teachers' organizations of New Brunswick. Listen to Ardith Shirley (NBTA), Alain Boisvert (AEFNB), and Kerry Leopkey (NBTF) discuss their similarities and their uniquen...
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36:25
Changing your Practice Based on a Trauma-Informed Approach
Join Dawn as she chats with Melanie Veno from Forest Glen School in Moncton about how she changed her practices during her Read Aloud time to meet the needs of all her kindergarten students. Based on Trauma-Informed School training from Lori Br...
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27:59
Teacher Well-being: It Matters
Join Dawn in a conversation with Ronna Gauthier and Michael LeBlanc, two NBTA Teacher Counsellors, as they highlight the importance of teacher well-being. They explain the New Brunswick Teacher Counselling and Wellness Program, explore the ins ...
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39:29
Essential Skills Pathway to Graduation and Beyond
Join Dawn as she chats with Jennifer Talbot-Lavigne from Dalhousie Regional High School about the impact of the Essential Skills program at the high school level. This graduation pathway has brought hands-on learning to new heights and has open...
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27:33
Global Competencies Through Hydroponics
Join Dawn as she chats with Marc Merhebi about the grassroots project of hydroponics in Anglophone East School District. The conversation highlights global competencies, cross-curricular connections, and the impact of community involvement.&nbs...
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33:41
"Retiring and Aspiring" with Shelley Hunter and Jaime Hunter
Join Dawn in this heartfelt story as she chats with Shelley Hunter, a retiring teacher from Carleton North High School, and her daughter Jaime Hunter, a beginning teacher from Birchmount School in Moncton. The conversation highlights the import...
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26:48