Exemplary Practices 2008

Introduction — Your Resource

Welcome to your Exemplary Practices resource for Teaching Excellence brought to you by the Prime Minister's Awards program (PMA). Within these pages, you will be introduced to extraordinary teachers who represent some of the best in the field from across the country.

The 2008 Exemplary Practices are divided as follows:

• Biographies;
• Feature Articles; and
• Collective Wisdom

The Exemplary Practices booklet is both a tribute to the 2008 PMA recipients and part of their legacy designed to further what they have experienced by sharing their knowledge and experience with others.

We all remember a teacher who had a profound influence on us. The 2008 PMA recipients are such teachers. They are innovators in the classroom who deliver and explore new and dynamic methods for teaching curriculum. They excite and inspire their students, helping them with career and life choices. They stand as role models for their students and as mentors and guides for colleagues and student teachers. Their doors are always open.

Feature Articles

About the Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence

Teaching in the 21st Century

Defining Passion

Channeling Challenge

Becoming an Eco-School

I am Room 4

Connecting with Parents Starts Early

Kinder Atii

Setting the Bar High

Writers Write, Don't They?

A Classroom of Critics

Yes, I Can Love Science and Math

Making Science Real

Students Connect Through Technology

Technology…Straight from the Heart

Whole School Mentoring

Teaching the Big History … and the Little Stories

Collective Wisdom

Each of the PMA Excellence winners completed a comprehensive questionnaire providing answers to questions that explored their personal and professional qualities, attitudes and experiences. During their visit to Ottawa they shared experiences and passed on their insights and hard-earned knowledge during the two-day workshop.

Click to go to Collective Wisdom