LCSD Connect

Putting the art of teaching first, the tool second. Teachers all know that teaching is a combination of science and art.  There is the science behind teaching, the brain research, the psychology, sociology, etc., that all help us define how we work with our students.  Trauma informed practice is a good example of this.  We change how we teach based on what research shows is effective. Then there is the art of teaching.  I would say this is the relationship side of teaching.  I have always said students don't learn as well from people they don't like.  A positive relationship with your students is essential in being an effective teacher.  We need to have excellent interpersonal skills, and building those relationships in an atmosphere of trust, respect and engagement is an art that not everyone can do.  Positive relationships take a lot of work! Then we have the tools of the trade.  These usually include the technology we use.  Book...

Hi, So you probably noticed by now that you have two accounts with the division. A Microsoft 365 account, which is <username>@lrcsd.ca and a Google Account which is or will soon be <username>@lrcssd.ca. Just so you know, we will be moving towards integrating all accounts into one, you will simply use your Microsoft account to log into everything.  You will only need to remember one! So why are we doing this? This will simplify things greatly for both students and you, and save the technology department a great deal of resources and time as well. Right now when an account is created it goes like this. Staff account is created in PowerSchool.  ==> imported into active directory. ==> Created in Google.  ==> Created in Microsoft 365.  All the steps are taking place manually, and across the division people are spending countless hours working with accounts in separate services. Student accounts are very similar. Soon it will look lik...