Carletta ShannonKids Overcoming FearsWhen my daughter was three years old she was terrified of a Halloween skeleton that sat on the porch of a neighbour who lived down the…Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019
Carletta ShannoninSkillful LearningPainting Flowers on Your Learning Landscape: Growth Mindset and Artistic ExpressionIf you were to survey the horizon of the learning landscape that holds your educational experiences, would you find any flowers blooming…Mar 19, 2019Mar 19, 2019
Carletta ShannoninSkillful LearningMy DadOne of my intentions for the New Year is to write more often. This is challenging for me because my inner critic tells me that my first…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
Carletta ShannoninSkillful LearningFall winds: Breezes blowing you forwardThe month of September can be an emotionally loaded month for some people. It is the time of year when people in the education field tend…Sep 26, 2018Sep 26, 2018
Carletta ShannoninSkillful LearningBe a Rainmaker: Creating, Reading and WritingPeople in Canada often feel depleted after the winter months. Then we bemoan the rainy season before the greening of the earth begins…May 2, 2018May 2, 2018
Carletta ShannoninSkillful LearningTraining Your Brain to be a Swiss Army Knife: Mastering Shifting SetAs we head into March, the days are starting to get a little longer and the snow has melted beginning to reveal the grass below. In…Mar 20, 2018Mar 20, 2018
Carletta ShannoninSkillful LearningMolding Information: Making a Fire To Burn Facts Into Your MemoryWith the frigid temperatures in Ottawa these days, I am frequently focused on keeping warm. My fleece-lined leggings, reading socks and…Jan 3, 2018Jan 3, 2018
Carletta ShannoninSkillful LearningTurn Your Canoe Around: Apply the BrakesAs I return to Andrew Hammerness and Margaret Moore’s brain skills for organizing our lives, let’s look at the third and very important…Nov 22, 2017Nov 22, 2017
Carletta ShannoninSkillful LearningShelter Building: Sustaining AttentionLast week, I looked at the first skill that Andrew Hammerness and Margaret Moore suggest we need to learn to organize our lives. They say…Oct 22, 2017Oct 22, 2017
Carletta ShannoninSkillful LearningCamping in the Rain: Brain Training for Becoming OrganizedAs someone who has experienced life-long difficulties with organization, I did a dance of joy when I read the book Organize your Mind…Oct 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017